Salpointe Catholic is 6-1 against Mica Mountain since October of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Salpointe Catholic Lancers are on the road again to play the Mica Mountain Thunderbolts at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Salpointe Catholic made easy work of Sahuaro and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-16, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Mica Mountain had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Nighthawks.
The final score came out to 25-23, 25-18, 24-26, 25-22.
Mica Mountain can attribute much of their success to Jayden Nugent, who had 13 digs.
Mica Mountain couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 47.4% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was in their last 13 contests.
Salpointe Catholic's victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 26-9. As for Mica Mountain, their win bumped their record up to 22-10.
Salpointe Catholic came out on top in a nail-biter against Mica Mountain in their previous meeting back in September, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Salpointe Catholic since the squad 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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