Mira Monte and Foothill are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2018, but not for long. The Mira Monte Lions will take on the Foothill Trojans at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Mira Monte is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest defeat since September 10th on Thursday. They came up short against Wonderful College Prep Academy, falling 3-0.
While Mira Monte had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 12 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-20, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Foothill came up short against North on Tuesday and fell 3-1.
Foothill started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-28, 25-20, 25-7, 25-21.
Foothill's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Celeste Huizar, who had 17 digs and two aces, and Reyanne Ramos, who had 76 digs, nine kills, and nine kills. Huizar is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Foothill was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 10.8.
Mira Monte dropped their record down to 2-18-2 with the defeat, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Foothill, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 13 of their last 15 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-16-1 record this season.
Mira Monte came up short against Foothill in their previous meeting on September 7th, falling 2-0. Can Mira Monte avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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