The Meadows School Mustangs will take on the Virgin Valley Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Meadows School is looking to tack on another W to their 13-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
The Meadows School is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Mater Academy East Las Vegas 3-0.
The victory didn't come easy: Mater Academy East Las Vegas scored at least 16 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-16, 25-7.
The Meadows School relied on the efforts of Grace Evans, who had nine digs and two aces, and Aarti Patel, who had six digs, three aces, and a kill. Evans is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 18 or more in the last 15 games she's played.
The Meadows School was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Virgin Valley hadn't done well against Sports Leadership & Management recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Virgin Valley came out on top against Sports Leadership & Management by a score of 3-1.
Virgin Valley 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 15-25, 25-10, 25-13, 25-11.
The Meadows School is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Virgin Valley, their win bumped their record up to 26-8.
The Meadows School was able to grind out a solid victory over Virgin Valley when the teams last played back in September, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for The Meadows School 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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