The Mission Valley Vikings will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Marais des Cygnes Valley Trojans at 10:00 a.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Mission Valley sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Northeast Kansas Nighthawks HomeSchool.
In the two sets Mission Valley was on fire: they won each by at least 11 points. The final score came out to 15-25, 25-13, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Marais des Cygnes Valley posted their biggest win since September 5, 2023 on Monday. They blew past Marmaton Valley 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Trojans.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Marais des Cygnes Valley took every set by at least 13 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-10, 25-12, 25-7.
Marais des Cygnes Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since two weeks ago.
Mission Valley is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Marais des Cygnes Valley, they pushed their record up to 10-4 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: Mission Valley has serving mastered this season, having averaged 5.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Marais des Cygnes Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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