The Mainland Buccaneers will head out to challenge the DeLand Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Mainland was able to grind out a solid victory over Father Lopez, taking the game 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-21, 18-25, 25-17, 25-21.
Mainland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Father Lopez only served ten.
Meanwhile, DeLand had already won four in a row, and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. They came out on top against the Barracudas by a score of 2-0.
After all that action, the final score was 25-14, 25-19.
DeLand can attribute much of their success to Victoria Stoltzfus, who had six digs and three aces, and Taylor Fonseca, who had nine digs. That's the most aces Stoltzfus has posted since two weeks ago.
Mainland is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-4 record this season. As for DeLand, their record now sits at 14-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's matchup: Mainland has serving mastered this season, having averaged 11 aces per game. However, it's not like DeLand struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Mainland might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from DeLand in their previous meeting back in September of 2019. Can Mainland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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