Stagg is 2-8 against McNair since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 6:30 p.m.
Last Wednesday, Stagg came up short against Weston Ranch and fell 3-1.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-19, 22-25, 25-19.
If Franklin wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played McNair, they should've done a better job of containing Gracie Solorio. The Eagles blew past the Yellowjackets 3-0 last Wednesday for which the team can thank Solorio, who had 24 assists and nine digs. She has been hot for a while, having posted 12 or more assists the last nine times she's played.
McNair never let Franklin on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-22, 25-13.
McNair's win came from a few key players Stagg will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Victoria Ochoa, who had eight digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September of 2024. Another player making a difference was Raelynn Guerzo-Gonzales, who had seven digs and three aces.
McNair was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 13 aces. They are 6-3 when they serve at least ten aces.
Stagg's defeat dropped their record down to 1-11. As for McNair, their win ended a three-match drought on the road and puts them at 7-8.
Stagg suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to McNair in their previous meeting back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Eagles' Abrianna Gray, who had 18 digs and three aces. Now that the Delta Kings know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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