Volleyball Preview: Fairview Apaches vs. Montpelier Locomotives
Fairview is 10-0 against Montpelier since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Fairview Apaches will host the Montpelier Locomotives at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Fairview finally turned things around against Swanton on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-17, 25-14.
Fairview was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Montpelier made easy work of Gorham Fayette on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Locomotives.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Montpelier was: they took every set by at least 13 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-12, 25-12, 25-12.
Fairview pushed their record up to 7-3 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Montpelier, the win also got them back to even at 5-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's contest: Fairview has serving mastered this season, having averaged 10.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Montpelier struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Fairview's way against Montpelier when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Fairview made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Fairview repeat their success, or does Montpelier have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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