Volleyball Preview: Villanova Prep Wildcats vs. Beacon Hill Gryphon
The Villanova Prep Wildcats will challenge the Beacon Hill Gryphon at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, Villanova Prep got the win against Santa Clara by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Villanova Prep took every set by at least ten points. The final score came out to 25-13, 25-15, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Beacon Hill entered their tilt with Newbury Park Adventist on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the Gators as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Beacon Hill was: they took every set by at least eight points. After all that action, the final score was 25-17, 25-15, 25-16.
Beacon Hill found their leader in underclassman Ella Bernardi, who had three digs and three aces. Bernardi also set a new season high mark in assists with 17.
Beacon Hill 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 nine aces in five consecutive games.
Villanova Prep's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Beacon Hill, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Villanova Prep was able to grind out a solid win over Beacon Hill in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 2-0. Does Villanova Prep have another victory up their sleeve, or will Beacon Hill turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
