The Monta Vista Matadors will head out on the road to take on the Mountain View Spartans at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday. Monta Vista is coming into the matchup on a six-game losing streak.
Monta Vista had taken Los Altos down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Tuesday. The Matadors fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 3-2. While the Matadors didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Eagles 25-20 in the first set.
Monta Vista started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-27, 25-19, 25-20, 15-5.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Mountain View, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out Gilroy 3-2 on Monday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Spartans as it put an end to their three-match losing streak.
Mountain View wouldn't go down easily and took Gilroy into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 24-26, 22-25, 25-22, 15-9.
Monta Vista's defeat dropped their record down to 18-13. As for Mountain View, their victory bumped their record up to 7-13.
Monta Vista was able to grind out a solid win over Mountain View in their previous meeting on October 1st, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Matadors since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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