Volleyball Preview: Mountain Vista Golden Eagles vs. Legend Titans
Mountain Vista and Legend are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2018, but not for long. The Mountain Vista Golden Eagles will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Legend Titans at 8:00 a.m.
Mountain Vista heads in on the heels of a playoff match on Friday. They fell 3-1 to Valor Christian. The Golden Eagles' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 23-25, 25-12, 25-11.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Joey Laterza, who had 13 digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last 15 games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kennedy Schmidt, who had two blocks and 25 assists.
Meanwhile, Legend faced Chaparral in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Legend was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Chaparral. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Titans.
Legend was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 27-25, 25-22.
Legend has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. As for Mountain Vista, their defeat dropped their record down to 22-5.
Mountain Vista came up short against Legend when the teams last played back in October, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Legend's Chiara Cristinzio, who had 38 digs and five aces. Now that Mountain Vista knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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