Rancho Cotate has gone 8-2 against St. Vincent de Paul recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Rancho Cotate Cougars will host the St. Vincent de Paul Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Rancho Cotate comes in on three and St. Vincent de Paul on six.
Rancho Cotate will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Analy, who they hadn't topped in eight consecutive meetings. Rancho Cotate sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Analy on Monday.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Rancho Cotate who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 23-25, 25-12, 15-25, 15-7.
Izabella Harumi and Ava Miller were among the main playmakers for Rancho Cotate as the former had 25 digs and the latter had ten digs. Harumi is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, St. Vincent de Paul hadn't done well against Healdsburg recently (they were 0-6 in their previous six matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. St. Vincent de Paul walked away with a 3-1 victory over Healdsburg.
St. Vincent de Paul 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, 25-16, 25-12, 25-20.
St. Vincent de Paul found their leader in underclassman Kasey Kensic, who had nine digs and two aces. That's the most aces Kensic has posted in her last seven games.
St. Vincent de Paul was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in three consecutive matchups.
The win got Rancho Cotate back to even at 9-9. As for St. Vincent de Paul, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Rancho Cotate has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.2 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Vincent de Paul struggles in that department as they've been averaging 15.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Rancho Cotate skirted past St. Vincent de Paul 3-2 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Does Rancho Cotate have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Vincent de Paul turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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