The Shadow Ridge Mustangs will square off against the Faith Lutheran Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Shadow Ridge is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.
Shadow Ridge is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Centennial, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Shadow Ridge was ranked 14th). Shadow Ridge skirted past Centennial 3-2.
Shadow Ridge was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (107-104), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 18-25, 25-20, 28-26, 15-11.
Shadow Ridge kept the net locked down and finished the game with 11 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since September 4th.
Meanwhile, Faith Lutheran entered their game against Foothill on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Faith Lutheran fell just short of Foothill by a score of 3-2. It was the first time this season that the Crusaders let down their fans at home.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Faith Lutheran sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 15-25, 25-20, 23-25, 15-7.
Despite the loss, Faith Lutheran got top-tier performance from K Sawyer, who had ten digs and two aces. That's the most aces Sawyer has posted in her last nine contests.
Shadow Ridge's victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 11-11. As for Faith Lutheran, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-11 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's match: Shadow Ridge hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 5.5 blocks per game. It's a different story for Faith Lutheran, though, as they've been averaging only 1.4. Given Shadow Ridge's sizable advantage in that area, Faith Lutheran will need to find a way to close that gap.
Shadow Ridge came up short against Faith Lutheran in their previous matchup back in August, falling 3-1. Will Shadow Ridge have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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