Volleyball Preview: St. Vincent de Paul Mustangs vs. Rancho Cotate Cougars
St. Vincent de Paul is 2-8 against Rancho Cotate since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The St. Vincent de Paul Mustangs will face off against the Rancho Cotate Cougars at 6:30 p.m. St. Vincent de Paul is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road.
St. Vincent de Paul will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Healdsburg, who they hadn't topped in six consecutive meetings. St. Vincent de Paul walked away with a 3-1 victory over Healdsburg on Monday.
St. Vincent de Paul had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-16, 25-12, 25-20.
St. Vincent de Paul found their leader in underclassman Kasey Kensic, who had nine digs and two aces. That's the most aces Kensic has posted in her last seven contests.
St. Vincent de Paul 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 11 aces in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Rancho Cotate duked it out withAnaly on Monday. Rancho Cotate narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Analy 3-2. The victory was familiar territory for the Cougars who have now won three matches in a row.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Rancho Cotate who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 23-25, 25-12, 15-25, 15-7.
Izabella Harumi and Ava Miller were among the main playmakers for Rancho Cotate as the former had 25 digs and the latter had ten digs. Harumi is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season.
St. Vincent de Paul has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Rancho Cotate, the win got them back to even at 9-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: St. Vincent de Paul has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 15.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Rancho Cotate struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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