After both having extra time off, the Mountain View Spartans and the Salinas Cowboys will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Last Monday, everything went Mountain View's way against Gunn as Mountain View made off with a 3-0 victory.
Mountain View never let Gunn on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-16, 25-22.
Mountain View was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in five consecutive matches.
Salinas had won eight straight games and Rylee Eastin did her part to make it nine on Wednesday. Salinas was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Santa Catalina thanks in part to Eastin, who had seven digs and four aces. Those four aces gave her a new career-high.
The win didn't come easy: Santa Catalina scored at least 16 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-14, 25-16.
Mountain View is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-9 record this season. As for Salinas, their victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 21-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Mountain View has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Salinas struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Mountain View suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Salinas in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Thankfully for Mountain View, Anna Eldredge (who had 24 digs) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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