Volleyball Preview: Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] Bobcats vs. Homer Knights
The Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] Bobcats will challenge the Homer Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Monday, Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] got the win against Ainsworth by a conclusive 3-0.
One reason for the win was Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard]'s just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-15, 25-8.
Belle Anson and Jaycee Reynolds were among the main playmakers for Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] as the former had eight digs and four aces and the latter had four aces. The dominant performance gave Reynolds a new career-high in aces.
Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their ace total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Homer waltzed into their game on Thursday with 16 straight wins... but they left with 17. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Indians.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Homer took both sets by at least 11 points. The final score came out to 25-6, 25-14.
Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-11 record this season. As for Homer, they pushed their record up to 26-3 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Homer struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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