The Mountain View Mountain Lions will square off against the Windsor Charter Academy Firebirds at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Mountain View is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Severance just ended the team's ten-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Silver Knights by a score of 3-2.
Mountain View took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-22, 22-25, 14-25, 25-15, 18-16.
Meanwhile, Windsor Charter Academy lost 3-0 to Severance on Wednesday. The Firebirds haven't had much luck with the Silver Knights recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-8, 25-20.
Windsor Charter Academy's loss dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Mountain View, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Mountain View hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 4.5 blocks per game. However, it's not like Windsor Charter Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.9 blocks. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Mountain View was able to grind out a solid win over Windsor Charter Academy in their previous meeting two weeks ago, winning 3-1. Do the Mountain Lions have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Firebirds turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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