Volleyball Preview: Perryton Rangers vs. Canyon Eagles
Perryton hasn't had much luck against Canyon recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Perryton Rangers will head out to challenge the Canyon Eagles at 7:00 p.m.
Perryton is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game last Saturday. They lost 3-0 to Borger.
The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-18, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Canyon hadn't done well against Hereford recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Canyon came out on top against Hereford by a score of 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Canyon had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 11-25, 25-15, 25-18, 25-22.
Canyon can attribute much of their success to Landri Jay, who had 38 digs, and London Gibson, who had 11 digs and 20 assists. Jay is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 16 games she's played dating back to last season.
Canyon kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since back in September.
Perryton's loss dropped their record down to 4-22. As for Canyon, they pushed their record up to 21-11 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Perryton hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 4.8 blocks per game. However, it's not like Canyon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Perryton suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Canyon in their previous matchup back in September. Can Perryton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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