After both having extra time off, the Heights Bulldogs and the Memorial Mustangs will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Memorial took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Heights, who comes in off a win.
In Friday's Canine Competition, Heights prevailed. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Westside last Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-21, 16-25, 25-16.
Heights 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 five aces in 12 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Memorial unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against Stratford, falling 3-0. The Mustangs haven't had much luck with the Spartans recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
The final score came out to 25-17, 25-14, 25-12.
Heights is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 17-21 record this season. As for Memorial, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 30-14.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's game: Heights has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Memorial struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Heights suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Memorial in their previous matchup back in November of 2020. Can Heights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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