Vanden has won nine straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Vacaville has won nine straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Monday. The Vanden Vikings will welcome the Vacaville Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Vanden and River City met for a duel on Wednesday where Vanden prevailed. Vanden put the hurt on River City with a sharp 3-0 win.
Vanden's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping River City between 18 and 20 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-20, 25-20.
Vanden had a senior duo take command as Dani Rubi had ten digs and two aces and Jazzy Ting had 11 digs and three aces.
Meanwhile, Vacaville earned a 3-1 victory over Pioneer on Wednesday.
Vacaville had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-21, 25-16, 26-24.
Riley Van Pelt and Caliyah Oliveros-Nau were among the main playmakers for Vacaville as the former had 21 digs and the latter had seven digs.
Vacaville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in four consecutive contests.
Vanden is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Vacaville, their win bumped their record up to 29-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's match: Vanden has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Vacaville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Vanden might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Vacaville in their previous matchup back in September. Will Vanden have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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