Volleyball Preview: Clear Creek Wildcats vs. Atascocita Eagles
Clear Creek has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Atascocita Eagles at 4:00 p.m.
Clear Creek lost 3-0 to Clear Springs on Tuesday. 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 was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Clear Springs work for it, especially in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-17, 26-24.
Alison Figueroa put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had 21 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 11 games she's played.
Meanwhile, Atascocita entered their tilt with Goose Creek Memorial on Tuesday with 13 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 14. They blew past the Patriots 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Atascocita took every set by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-7, 25-6.
Gracie Williams had an outrageously good game as she had ten digs and three aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Olano, who had 11 digs.
Atascocita couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 52.3% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 29.9% earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 46.3%.
Clear Creek's loss dropped their record down to 25-17. As for Atascocita, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 25-11 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: Clear Creek has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Atascocita struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Clear Creek might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Atascocita when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Will Clear Creek have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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