Monta Vista and Los Altos are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but not for long. The Monta Vista Matadors will face off against the Los Altos Eagles at 6:45 p.m. on Monday.
Last Tuesday, Monta Vista came up short against Palo Alto and fell 3-1. The Matadors haven't had much luck with the Vikings recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 16-25, 25-14, 25-20.
Despite the defeat, Monta Vista saw an underclassman step up: Srahi Bobbili had 17 digs.
Meanwhile, Los Altos posted their biggest win since September 5th on Thursday. They blew past Gunn 3-0.
While Los Altos won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-19, 25-22.
Los Altos can attribute much of their success to Sophia Costa, who had five digs, two aces, a kill, and a block. Costa is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.
Los Altos was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since the start of last season.
Monta Vista's loss dropped their record down to 16-7. As for Los Altos, their victory bumped their record up to 7-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's game: Monta Vista has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Los Altos struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Monta Vista came out on top in a nail-biter against Los Altos in their previous matchup back in September, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Monta Vista 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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