The Rancho Buena Vista Longhorns will head out on the road to take on the Mission Hills Grizzlies at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rancho Buena Vista will be strutting in after a win while Mission Hills will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, everything went Rancho Buena Vista's way against Canyon Crest Academy as Rancho Buena Vista made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Longhorns.
The final score came out to 25-13, 25-15, 25-18.
Brynna Guy went supernova for Rancho Buena Vista, getting 13 digs and two aces. Guy is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Jocelyn Martinez, who had ten digs.
Rancho Buena Vista was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 13 aces in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Mission Hills was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 15th straight loss. They fell just short of Mt. Carmel by a score of 3-2. While the Grizzlies didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Sundevils 25-23 in the first set.
Mission Hills took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-15, 17-25, 25-17, 15-7.
Rancho Buena Vista's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-6. As for Mission Hills, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-21.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Rancho Buena Vista has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Mission Hills struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Rancho Buena Vista beat Mission Hills 3-1 in their previous meeting on October 8th. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Mission Hills' Ever Lanier, who had 15 digs and five aces. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Rancho Buena Vista still be able to contain Lanier? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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