The Bishop Montgomery Knights will square off against the Murrieta Mesa Rams at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Bishop Montgomery sitting on five straight wins and Murrieta Mesa on four.
Bishop Montgomery is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Xavier Prep as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Bishop Montgomery was: they took every set by at least 13 points. The final score came out to 25-8, 25-10, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Murrieta Mesa got the win against El Segundo on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
Murrieta Mesa never let El Segundo on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-23, 25-13.
Murrieta Mesa's win came from a few key players Bishop Montgomery will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Livie Corelli, who had 11 digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September. Sade Valencia was another key player, getting six digs and two aces.
Bishop Montgomery's win bumped their record up to 21-5. As for Murrieta Mesa, their victory bumped their record up to 31-6-2.
Bishop Montgomery was able to grind out a solid win over Murrieta Mesa when the teams last played back in September of 2024, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights 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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