Volleyball Preview: Mentor Cardinals vs. Euclid Panthers
Mentor has gone 10-0 against Euclid recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 5:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Mentor's favor as the team sits on six straight wins at home while Euclid has been banged up by nine consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
It was a proper cat-fight when Mentor duked it out withNotre Dame-Cathedral Latin on Saturday. Mentor had just enough and edged Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin out 3-2.
Mentor had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 19-25, 25-18, 25-23, 15-7.
Mentor's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Riley Hoynes, who had 26 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Hoynes has posted in her last seven contests. The team also got some help courtesy of Abby Ferritto, who had eight digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, Euclid lost 3-0 to Cleveland Heights on Monday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-20, 25-14.
Mentor has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Euclid, their loss dropped their record down to 0-19.
Mentor took their win against Euclid when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will Mentor repeat their success, or does Euclid have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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