Volleyball Preview: Xavier College Prep Gators vs. Millennium Tigers
Xavier College Prep is 7-0 against Millennium since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Xavier College Prep Gators will be playing at home against the Millennium Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Xavier College Prep will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak alive.
Xavier College Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Corona del Sol, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Xavier College Prep was ranked first). Xavier College Prep fell 3-1 to Corona del Sol on Tuesday. The Gators' loss signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 24-26, 25-20, 25-14.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Mattea Saunders, who had 31 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last seven games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Lenz, who had 11 digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, Millennium earned a 3-1 victory over Corona del Sol on Thursday.
Millennium was actually outscored in aggregate across those four sets (96-95), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-23, 15-25, 30-28.
Marianne Garcia had a dynamite game for Millennium, getting 22 digs.
Xavier College Prep's defeat ended a ten-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 26-4. As for Millennium, their win bumped their record up to 20-15.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's contest: Xavier College Prep hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 7 blocks per game. It's a different story for Millennium, though, as they've been averaging only 1.1. Given Xavier College Prep's sizable advantage in that area, Millennium will need to find a way to close that gap.
Xavier College Prep took their victory against Millennium in their previous meeting on October 3rd by a conclusive 3-0. Will Xavier College Prep repeat their success, or does Millennium have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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