Volleyball Preview: Legend Titans vs. Valor Christian Eagles
Legend is on a ten-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Valor Christian is on a seven-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Legend Titans will welcome the Valor Christian Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Legend narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Castle View 3-2.
Legend had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first firsttwo sets, they turned around to win the next four. After all that action, the final score was 26-28, 21-25, 25-21, 26-24, 15-9.
Chiara Cristinzio had an outrageously good game as she had 33 digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in August.
Legend 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 five aces in ten consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Valor Christian posted their biggest victory since November 10, 2023 last Tuesday. They blew past Horizon 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-13, 25-19, 25-14.
Valor Christian can attribute much of their success to Ava Eto, who had nine digs and four aces.
Legend's win bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Valor Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 9-0.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's game: Legend has serving mastered this season, having averaged 10.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Valor Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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