Volleyball Preview: Xavier College Prep Gators vs. Valley Vista Monsoon
Xavier College Prep is 3-0 against Valley Vista since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Xavier College Prep Gators will be playing at home against the Valley Vista Monsoon at 6:00 p.m. Xavier College Prep will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak alive.
Xavier College Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Millennium, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Xavier College Prep was ranked first). Xavier College Prep put the hurt on Millennium with a sharp 3-0 victory last Wednesday.
Xavier College Prep's got stronger as the match went on, holding Millennium to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-19, 25-17.
Xavier College Prep got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Olivia Lenz out in front who had 12 digs. Lenz has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more digs the last three times she's played.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Valley Vista had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Thunder.
The win didn't come easy: Desert Vista scored at least 18 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-19, 22-25, 25-18.
Valley Vista was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in four consecutive games.
Xavier College Prep is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 27-4 record this season. As for Valley Vista, their victory bumped their record up to 19-13.
Everything went Xavier College Prep's way against Valley Vista in their previous matchup back in September, as Xavier College Prep made off with a 3-0 win. Will Xavier College Prep repeat their success, or does Valley Vista have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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