Volleyball Preview: Boulder City Eagles vs. Cheyenne Desert Shields
Boulder City has been on the road for nine straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will host the Cheyenne Desert Shields at 6:00 p.m. Boulder City will be strutting in after a win while Cheyenne will be coming in after a loss.
Last Thursday, Boulder City earned a 3-1 victory over Sports Leadership & Management.
Boulder City 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 20-25, 25-19, 25-22, 25-22.
Boulder City can attribute much of their success to Hayden Nordstrom, who had 19 digs.
Meanwhile, Cheyenne was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Canyon Springs. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Desert Shields have suffered since October 15th.
Cheyenne was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Canyon Springs work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 28-26, 25-20.
Even though they lost, Cheyenne was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last six matches.
Boulder City has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 17-19 record this season. As for Cheyenne, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-22-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Boulder City has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Cheyenne struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Boulder City's way against Cheyenne in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Boulder City made off with a 3-0 win. Does Boulder City have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cheyenne turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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