Odyssey Institute has gone 4-0 against ALA - West Foothills recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Odyssey Institute Minotaur will venture away from home to challenge the ALA - West Foothills Guardians at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Odyssey Institute took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Tonopah Valley with a sharp 3-0 win. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Minotaur as it put an end to their five-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, ALA - West Foothills narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Scottsdale Christian Academy 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Guardians.
ALA - West Foothills was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (101-99), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 20-25, 14-25, 25-21, 15-13.
ALA - West Foothills' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Emily Headley, who had nine digs and two aces, and Kylie Cotton, who had seven digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Cotton a new career-high in aces.
Odyssey Institute's record now sits at 8-13. As for ALA - West Foothills, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-7.
Odyssey Institute beat ALA - West Foothills 3-1 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Odyssey Institute repeat their success, or does ALA - West Foothills have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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