The Marais des Cygnes Valley Trojans will challenge the Mission Valley Vikings at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Marais des Cygnes Valley took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They put the hurt on Marmaton Valley with a sharp 3-0 win. That looming 3-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Trojans yet this season.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Marais des Cygnes Valley was: they took every set by at least 13 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-10, 25-12, 25-7.
Marais des Cygnes Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since two weeks ago.
Meanwhile, Mission Valley sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Northeast Kansas Nighthawks HomeSchool on Thursday.
Mission Valley had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 15-25, 25-13, 25-14.
Marais des Cygnes Valley pushed their record up to 10-4 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Mission Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Marais des Cygnes Valley has serving mastered this season, having averaged 7.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Mission Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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