Volleyball Game Preview: Mount St. Charles Academy Mounties vs. Pingree Highlanders

By Team Reports Oct 27, 2024, 10:28pm

Volleyball Preview: Mount St. Charles Academy Mounties vs. Pingree Highlanders

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The Mount St. Charles Academy Mounties will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Pingree Highlanders at 4:30 p.m. Mount St. Charles Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Pingree will be coming in after a loss.

Last Saturday, Mount St. Charles Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Winchendon, taking the game 3-1.

Mount St. Charles Academy was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-20, 22-25, 25-16.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mount St. Charles Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sophia Baeta, who had eight digs and four aces. Baeta is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served three or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Chloe Marcotte, who had two aces and 14 assists.

Mount St. Charles Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 20 consecutive matches dating back to last season.

Meanwhile, Pingree came up short against Bancroft back in September and fell 3-1. The Highlanders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

While Pingree had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 19 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 20-25, 25-19, 25-19.

Mount St. Charles Academy's victory bumped their record up to 12-4. As for Pingree, they now have a losing record at 1-2.

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