Volleyball Preview: Santa Fe Chiefs vs. Advance Hornets
After both having extra time off, the Santa Fe Chiefs and the Advance Hornets will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another on Friday. Santa Fe will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Santa Fe is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They blew past Rock Port 3-0.
While Santa Fe won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-13, 25-11.
Mia Lark was nothing short of spectacular: she had 26 digs. She has been hot , having posted 12 or more digs the last five times she's played.
Meanwhile, Advance waltzed into their contest on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Mules.
Advance was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 28-26, 25-5, 24-26, 25-20.
Brogan Hawkins was a one-man wrecking crew for Advance as she had 26 digs and two aces.
Santa Fe has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-9 record this season. As for Advance, their record is now 22-11-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Santa Fe has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Advance struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Santa Fe came up short against Advance in their previous matchup back in November of 2019, falling 2-0. Can Santa Fe avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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