Volleyball Preview: Mapletown Maples vs. Trinity Christian Warriors
The Mapletown Maples will take on the Trinity Christian Warriors at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Mapletown took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They blew past Avella 3-0. The win was some much needed relief for the Maples as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-14, 25-21.
Mapletown was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Trinity Christian waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They put the hurt on the Lumberjacks with a sharp 3-0 victory. The match marked the Warriors' most dominant win of the season.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-18, 25-13.
Mapletown's victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-6. As for Trinity Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-8 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: Mapletown has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 9.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Trinity Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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