Volleyball Preview: Mooresville Pioneers vs. Cascade Cadets
Mooresville has been on the road for three straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will host the Cascade Cadets at 7:00 p.m. Both are at an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2016, but likely not for long.
Last Saturday, Mooresville didn't have quite enough to beat Edgewood and fell 2-1.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Mooresville sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 26-24, 17-25, 15-13.
Mooresville's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Izzy Vanover, who had ten digs, and Ashlyn Nielsen, who had seven digs.
Meanwhile, Cascade was able to grind out a solid victory over Decatur Central on Wednesday, taking the game 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cadets.
Cascade had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-18, 25-16, 25-15.
Cascade was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Mooresville's defeat dropped their record down to 14-9. As for Cascade, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 14-12 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's match: Mooresville has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 8.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Cascade struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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