The Mountain Brook Spartans will stay at home for another game and welcome the Jasper Vikings at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Tuesday, everything went Mountain Brook's way against Oak Mountain as Mountain Brook made off with a 3-0 victory.
One reason for the win was Mountain Brook's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-20, 25-7.
Mountain Brook can attribute much of their success to Ella Kate Wright, who had 17 digs, and Caroline Kelley, who had 13 digs.
Mountain Brook was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last 15 matchups.
Meanwhile, Jasper posted their biggest win since August 29th on Thursday. They blew past Mortimer Jordan 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-13, 25-19.
Mountain Brook now has a winning record of 13-12. As for Jasper, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-11 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Mountain Brook has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 7.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Jasper struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Mountain Brook's way against Jasper when the teams last played back in October of 2021, as Mountain Brook made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Mountain Brook repeat their success, or does Jasper have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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