Valle Catholic is on a 13-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Potosi is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Valle Catholic Warriors will welcome the Potosi Trojans at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Thursday, Valle Catholic got the win against Kingston by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Valle Catholic took every set by at least 16 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-8, 25-9.
Meanwhile, Potosi made easy work of North County on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
While Potosi might've won, it sure wasn't easy: North County scored at least 16 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-8, 25-16.
Potosi's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Macyn Mccarthy, who had nine digs.
Potosi was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive matchups.
Valle Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 13-2-1. As for Potosi, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3-1 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's game: Valle Catholic has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 6.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Potosi struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Valle Catholic was able to grind out a solid win over Potosi when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Will Valle Catholic repeat their success, or does Potosi have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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