Volleyball Preview: Red Mountain Mountain Lions vs. Casteel Colts
The Red Mountain Mountain Lions will stay at home for another game and welcome the Casteel Colts at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Red Mountain will be strutting in after a victory while Casteel will be coming in after a defeat.
Red Mountain will bounce into Wednesday's match after beating Basha, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Red Mountain skirted past Basha 3-2.
Red Mountain took Basha into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The final score came out to 12-25, 25-15, 23-25, 25-19, 15-12.
Red Mountain found their leader in underclassman Ella Sullivan, who had 19 digs. With that strong performance, Sullivan is now averaging an impressive 10.3 digs per game.
Red Mountain was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Casteel faced O'Connor in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Casteel came up short against O'Connor, falling 3-0. The Colts haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
After all that action, the final score was 25-19, 25-14, 25-11.
Red Mountain has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Casteel, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's game: Red Mountain has serving mastered this season, having averaged 7.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Casteel struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.1. 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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