Volleyball Game Preview: Centaurus Warriors vs. Mountain View Mountain Lions

The Centaurus Warriors will be taking part in a tournament against the Mountain View Mountain Lions at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday.

On Thursday, Centaurus didn't have quite enough to beat Fossil Ridge and fell 3-2. While the Warriors didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the SaberCats 25-18 in the first set.

Centaurus actually scored more points across those five sets (105-103), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 18-25, 25-18, 25-22, 18-25, 17-15.

Meanwhile, Mountain View made easy work of Windsor Charter Academy on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 victory.

Mountain View not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Windsor Charter Academy between 16 and 19 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-16, 25-18.

Mountain View is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Centaurus, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 11-6.

Centaurus took their win against Mountain View when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 3-0 score. Do the Warriors have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Mountain Lions turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.