Volleyball Preview: Cherry Creek Bruins vs. Arapahoe Warriors
On Saturday Cherry Creek will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will take on the Arapahoe Warriors at 2:00 p.m. Cherry Creek will be strutting in after a victory while Arapahoe will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, Cherry Creek got the win against Smoky Hill by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Cherry Creek took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-9, 25-12.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cherry Creek to victory, but perhaps none more so than Margaux Manthe, who had six aces and three digs. That's the most aces Manthe has posted since back in October of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Candela Ruano, who had eight digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Cherry Creek was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 13 aces in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Arapahoe lost 3-0 to Cherokee Trail on Tuesday.
Arapahoe was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-15, 25-23.
Cherry Creek pushed their record up to 9-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Arapahoe, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-3.
Everything went Cherry Creek's way against Arapahoe in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Cherry Creek made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cherry Creek since the squad 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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