Volleyball Preview: Sierra Vista Mountain Lions vs. Green Valley Gators
Sierra Vista and Green Valley are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2015, but not for long. The Sierra Vista Mountain Lions will face off against the Green Valley Gators at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Sierra Vista is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Sierra Vista is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Foothill, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Sierra Vista was ranked sixth). Sierra Vista came up short against Foothill on Wednesday, falling 3-0. The Mountain Lions' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Sierra Vista was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-16, 27-25.
Even though they lost, Sierra Vista was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Green Valley made easy work of Canyon Springs on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Gators.
The final score came out to 25-5, 25-20, 25-15.
Sierra Vista's defeat dropped their record down to 19-7. As for Green Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-15 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's match: Sierra Vista has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Green Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Sierra Vista took their win against Green Valley in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sierra Vista since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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