Volleyball Preview: Stryker Panthers vs. Hicksville Aces
Stryker hasn't had much luck against Hicksville recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Stryker Panthers will challenge the Hicksville Aces at 7:00 p.m. Hicksville took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Stryker, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, everything went Stryker's way against North Central as Stryker made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Stryker was: they took every set by at least eight points. After all that action, the final score was 25-17, 25-14, 25-17.
Stryker was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Hicksville came up short against Patrick Henry on Thursday and fell 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-22, 23-25, 25-21.
Stryker pushed their record up to 4-6 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Hicksville, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's match: Stryker has serving mastered this season, having averaged 11.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Hicksville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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