The Coronado Cougars will square off against the Xavier College Prep Gators at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Coronado comes in on three and Xavier College Prep on six.
Coronado is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Centennial, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Coronado was ranked second). Coronado sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Centennial on Thursday.
Coronado took Centennial into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-16, 22-25, 25-17, 15-8.
Coronado's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Reagan Vint, who had 17 digs and two aces, and Isabelle Guerzon, who had 13 digs.
She wasn't the only good server: Coronado was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, everything went Xavier College Prep's way against Hamilton on Wednesday as Xavier College Prep made off with a 3-0 win.
After all that action, the final score was 25-19, 25-12, 25-16.
Mattea Saunders was the offensive standout of the match as she had 18 digs. Saunders is crushing it when it comes to digs: she's had at least 12 every time she's taken the court this season.
Coronado's record now sits at 8-1. As for Xavier College Prep, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Coronado has serving mastered this season, having averaged 11 aces per game. However, it's not like Xavier College Prep struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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