Volleyball Preview: Farmington Knights vs. St. Pius X Lancers
Farmington has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They and the St. Pius X Lancers are set to duel on Saturday.
Farmington had won five straight home games and Aubrey Huskey did her part to make it six on Tuesday. Farmington was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over West Plains thanks in part to Huskey, who had 19 digs and two aces. She has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more digs the last three times she's played.
While Farmington won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-19, 25-22.
Meanwhile, St. Pius X came tearing into Monday's contest with 13 straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged the Angels out 3-2.
St. Pius X was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 16-25, 25-16, 23-25, 25-20, 15-11.
Farmington has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-11 record this season. As for St. Pius X, their win bumped their record up to 34-2-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: Farmington has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.1 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Pius X struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Farmington suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to St. Pius X in their previous matchup back in September. Can Farmington avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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