Volleyball Preview: Newark Memorial Cougars vs. Mission San Jose Warriors
The Newark Memorial Cougars will venture away from home to challenge the Mission San Jose Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Newark Memorial is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Newark Memorial lost 3-0 to Irvington on Tuesday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-11, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Mission San Jose had already won five in a row and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Huskies by a score of 3-1.
Mission San Jose was actually outscored in aggregate across those four sets (90-86), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 8-25, 28-26, 25-19.
Newark Memorial's loss dropped their record down to 11-14. As for Mission San Jose, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Newark Memorial has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Mission San Jose struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Newark Memorial might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Mission San Jose when the teams last played back in September. Can Newark Memorial avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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