Sierra Vista is 0-8 against Bishop Gorman since September of 2016 but things could change on Tuesday. The Sierra Vista Mountain Lions will venture away from home to take on the Bishop Gorman Gaels at 6:00 p.m.
Sierra Vista is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Shadow Ridge, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Sierra Vista was ranked sixth). Sierra Vista came up short against Shadow Ridge on Thursday, falling 3-0. The Mountain Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Sierra Vista was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Shadow Ridge's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-19, 25-22.
Sydney Guerrero put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had 13 digs and four aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Bishop Gorman waltzed into their game on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Skyhawks with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The final score came out to 25-6, 25-18, 25-15.
Bishop Gorman found their leader in underclassman Chloe Lopez, who had 14 digs and two aces. Lopez has been hot recently, having posted 14 or more digs the last three times she's played.
Bishop Gorman was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive matchups.
Sierra Vista's defeat dropped their record down to 20-9. As for Bishop Gorman, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Sierra Vista has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Bishop Gorman struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Sierra Vista suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Bishop Gorman in their previous matchup back in September. Can Sierra Vista avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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