Volleyball Preview: Palatine Pirates vs. Stevenson Patriots
Palatine hasn't had much luck against Stevenson recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Palatine Pirates and the Stevenson Patriots are set to duel. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Palatine had just enough and edged Hersey out 2-1.
Palatine had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-21, 25-21.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Stevenson had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Cougars.
Stevenson easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-12.
Lilly Zhou was the offensive standout of the match as she had six digs and four aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in August.
Stevenson couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 46.8% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 24.5% earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 35.6%.
Palatine's record now sits at 22-13. As for Stevenson, their record now sits at 21-15.
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