The Memorial Mustangs are on the road again on Monday to play the Heights Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m.
Memorial is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Stratford just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to the Spartans. The loss continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Spartans: they've now lost six in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-14, 25-12.
Meanwhile, in Friday's Canine Competition, Heights came out on top. They took their contest against Westside last Friday 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-21, 16-25, 25-16.
Heights was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive matches.
Memorial's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 30-14. As for Heights, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 17-21 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's game: Memorial has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Heights struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Memorial's way against Heights in their previous meeting back in November of 2020, as Memorial made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Memorial since the team 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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