Volleyball Preview: Atascocita Eagles vs. Clear Creek Wildcats
The Atascocita Eagles will challenge the Clear Creek Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Atascocita is coming into the contest hot, having won their last 14 games.
Atascocita extended their road winning streak to nine games thanks to a huge performance from Gracie Williams. Atascocita put the hurt on Goose Creek Memorial with a sharp 3-0 victory on Tuesday thanks in part to Williams, who had ten digs and three aces. She is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last 19 games she's played.
One reason for the win was Atascocita's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-7, 25-6.
Atascocita's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Emily Olano, who had 11 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Sadie Parsons, who had five aces.
Atascocita couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 52.3% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Clear Creek came up short against Clear Springs on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Chargers recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Clear Creek was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-17, 26-24.
Alison Figueroa put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had 21 digs.
Atascocita is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-11 record this season. As for Clear Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 25-17.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: Atascocita has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Clear Creek struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Atascocita's way against Clear Creek when the teams last played back in November of 2023, as Atascocita made off with a 3-0 win. Will Atascocita repeat their success, or does Clear Creek have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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