Volleyball Preview: Homestead Mustangs vs. Los Gatos Wildcats
Homestead hasn't had much luck against Los Gatos recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Mustangs will welcome the Wildcats at 6:45 p.m. Homestead will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Homestead will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Monta Vista, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Mustangs sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Matadors on Tuesday.
Homestead was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (100-99), but they still managed to win. The final score came out to 25-22, 19-25, 15-25, 25-18, 15-10.
Homestead got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Natalie Chen out in front who had 31 digs and six assists. That's the most assists Chen has posted over her last eight matchups. Another player making a difference was Lilian Logan, who had 33 assists and 11 digs.
Los Gatos not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since September 15th (when they won 3-0). They blew past Milpitas 3-0.
Los Gatos never let Milpitas on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 27-25, 25-20.
Homestead's victory bumped their record up to 22-7. As for Los Gatos, their win bumped their record up to 12-9.
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