Volleyball Preview: Mile High Academy Mustangs vs. Denver Waldorf Spartans
The Mile High Academy Mustangs will face off against the Denver Waldorf Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mile High Academy is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road.
Mile High Academy won the last time they faced Front Range Baptist and Alaina Hickman did her part to make sure it happened again. Mile High Academy walked away with a 3-1 victory over Front Range Baptist on Thursday thanks in part to Hickman, who had 14 digs and three aces. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more aces the last three times she's played.
Mile High Academy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-15, 25-15, 25-16.
Mile High Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 22 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Denver Waldorf lost 3-0 to Prairie on Saturday. The defeat continues a trend for the Spartans in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now lost three in a row.
While Denver Waldorf was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Prairie's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-11, 25-22.
Mile High Academy's win bumped their record up to 19-3. As for Denver Waldorf, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Mile High Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 15.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Denver Waldorf struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Mile High Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Denver Waldorf in their previous meeting on October 3rd, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mile High Academy since the team 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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