The Mt. Vernon Mountaineers will venture away from home to square off against the Webb City Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Mt. Vernon earned a 3-1 victory over Nevada. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mountaineers.
Mt. Vernon 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 17-25, 25-16, 25-19, 25-18.
Mt. Vernon relied on the efforts of Claire Hale, who had nine digs and two aces, and Averee Swillum, who had six digs and three aces. That's the most aces Hale has posted in she last nine matches.
Meanwhile, everything went Webb City's way against Glendale on Thursday as Webb City made off with a 3-0 win.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-17, 25-21.
Mt. Vernon's record is now 6-9-1. As for Webb City, they pushed their record up to 9-3-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's game: Mt. Vernon has serving mastered this season, having averaged 5.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Webb City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Mt. Vernon came up short against Webb City in their previous meeting back in September of 2021, falling 3-1. Can Mt. Vernon avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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