Volleyball Preview: Miller School of Albemarle Mavericks vs. North Cross Raiders
Miller School of Albemarle and North Cross are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Miller School of Albemarle Mavericks are taking a road trip to face off against the North Cross Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Miller School of Albemarle will be strutting in after a victory while North Cross will be coming in after a loss.
Miller School of Albemarle took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over St. Margaret's.
Miller School of Albemarle had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-20, 25-23, 25-16.
Lily Pallante had a dynamite game for Miller School of Albemarle, getting ten digs, eight kills, and a block. The dominant performance gave Pallante a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Jackson, who had 13 kills, three digs, and three aces.
Meanwhile, North Cross didn't have quite enough to beat Richmond Christian on Saturday and fell 3-2. The Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
North Cross took Richmond Christian into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking 11-point loss. After all that action, the final score was 25-20, 23-25, 22-25, 25-15, 15-4.
The victory got Miller School of Albemarle back to even at 1-1. As for North Cross, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6.
Everything went Miller School of Albemarle's way against North Cross in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as Miller School of Albemarle made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Miller School of Albemarle since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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