Volleyball Preview: Monroe Catholic Rams vs. West Valley Wolf Pack
The Monroe Catholic Rams will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the West Valley Wolf Pack. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Monroe Catholic beat Nome-Beltz 3-1.
Monroe Catholic had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 15-25, 25-19, 25-21, 25-14.
If North Pole wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played West Valley, they should've done a better job of containing Kaleena Mendoza. West Valley was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over North Pole on Wednesday thanks in part to Mendoza, who had 26 digs. Mendoza is crushing it when it comes to digs: she's had at least 15 every time she's taken the court this season.
West Valley was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-13, 25-19.
West Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October.
The victory got Monroe Catholic back to even at 20-20-5. As for West Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 12-14-10 record this season.
Monroe Catholic came up short against West Valley when the teams last played back in September, falling 3-1. Can Monroe Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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