Volleyball Preview: McClave Cardinals vs. Del Norte Tigers
McClave has been away from home for three games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cardinals challenges the Del Norte Tigers at 3:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, everything went McClave's way against Springfield as McClave made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant McClave was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-14, 25-14.
McClave found their leader in freshman Yesenia Almanza, who had six digs and three aces.
Almanza wasn't the only good server: McClave was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Del Norte entered their tilt with Hoehne on Tuesday with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. They came out on top against the Farmers by a score of 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-22, 21-25, 25-14, 25-14.
Del Norte's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kailee Gallegos, who had 16 digs and 36 assists. Gallegos has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brynley Brown, who had 23 digs and seven kills.
McClave pushed their record up to 16-5 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Del Norte, their victory bumped their record up to 19-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: McClave hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 4 blocks per game. However, it's not like Del Norte struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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