Odyssey Institute is 8-0 against River Valley since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Odyssey Institute Minotaur are on the road again to play the River Valley Dust Devils at 3:00 p.m. River Valley took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Odyssey Institute, who comes in off a win.
Last Monday, everything went Odyssey Institute's way against Chino Valley as Odyssey Institute made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Odyssey Institute was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-9, 25-10.
Odyssey Institute's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Caitlin Celestino led the charge by getting eight digs and two aces. That's the most aces Celestino has posted in her last 11 matches.
Odyssey Institute was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, River Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat. They came up short against Yuma Catholic, falling 3-0.
Odyssey Institute's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-15. As for River Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11.
Odyssey Institute took their victory against River Valley in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Odyssey Institute since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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