Mt. Eden hasn't had much luck against San Leandro recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Mt. Eden Monarchs will welcome the San Leandro Pirates at 5:45 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mt. Eden will bounce into Thursday's match after beating San Lorenzo, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Mt. Eden walked away with a 3-1 win over San Lorenzo on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Monarchs.
Mt. Eden was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-13, 15-25, 25-16.
Mt. Eden was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, San Leandro came tearing into Tuesday's contest with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Dons.
San Leandro was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-15, 25-18.
Mt. Eden has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for San Leandro, their victory bumped their record up to 7-8.
Mt. Eden might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from San Leandro in their previous matchup back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of San Leandro's Makayla Arenas, who had 23 digs. Now that Mt. Eden knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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