Mater Dei has gone 9-1 against Orange Lutheran recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Mater Dei Monarchs are taking a road trip to square off against the Orange Lutheran Lancers at 5:45 p.m. Orange Lutheran took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Mater Dei, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Mater Dei made easy work of JSerra Catholic and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Monarchs.
The final score came out to 25-17, 25-23, 25-22.
Mater Dei can attribute much of their success to Ayva Ostovar, who had six digs and two aces. That's the most aces Ostovar has posted in her last 11 games.
Mater Dei was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. They are a perfect 8-0 when they serve at least ten aces.
Meanwhile, Orange Lutheran didn't have quite enough to beat JSerra Catholic on Tuesday and fell 3-2.
Orange Lutheran wouldn't go down easily and took JSerra Catholic into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 24-26, 22-25, 25-18, 15-10.
Mater Dei pushed their record up to 30-4 with the victory, which was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season. As for Orange Lutheran, their loss dropped their record down to 23-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Mater Dei has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Orange Lutheran struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Mater Dei's way against Orange Lutheran in their previous meeting back in September, as Mater Dei made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mater Dei 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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