The Sierra Vista Mountain Lions will take on the Foothill Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Sierra Vista is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
On Monday, Sierra Vista earned a 3-1 win over Silverado.
Sierra Vista had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 25-22, 25-19, 25-18.
Sydney Guerrero went supernova for Sierra Vista, getting 20 digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, Foothill faced Bishop Gorman in a battle between two of the state's top teams last Monday. Foothill lost 3-0 to Bishop Gorman. The Falcons haven't had much luck with the Gaels recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-17, 25-9.
Avery Wright put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had nine digs.
Sierra Vista's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-6. As for Foothill, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 23-8 record.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's contest: Sierra Vista has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Foothill struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Sierra Vista skirted past Foothill 3-2 in their previous matchup back in September. Will Sierra Vista repeat their success, or does Foothill have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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