Volleyball Preview: Arlington Lions vs. Heritage Patriots
The Arlington Lions will face off against the Heritage Patriots at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Arlington is coming into the contest hot, having won their last 11 games.
Last Thursday, Arlington made easy work of Lakeside and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-22, 27-25.
Among those leading the charge was Chloe Pulido, who had five digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last eight games.
Arlington was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in ten consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Heritage had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Orange Vista on Thursday, sneaking past 3-2.
Heritage wouldn't go down easily and took Orange Vista into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The final score came out to 17-25, 25-23, 25-16, 20-25, 16-14.
Arlington pushed their record up to 20-4 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Heritage, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-11.
Everything went Arlington's way against Heritage when the teams last played back in September, as Arlington made off with a 3-0 win. Will Arlington repeat their success, or does Heritage have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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