Volleyball Preview: Heritage Coyotes vs. Lebanon Trail Trail Blazers
The Heritage Coyotes will take on the Lebanon Trail Trail Blazers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Heritage will be strutting in after a victory while Lebanon Trail will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, Heritage made easy work of Frisco and carried off a 3-0 win.
The match was exciting from start to finish, as two sets needed extra rallies to gain a two-point lead. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 27-25, 26-24.
Heritage relied on the efforts of Candace Jones, who had ten digs, and Emree Reinhardt, who had 13 assists.
Meanwhile, Lebanon Trail was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 15th straight defeat. They came up short against Centennial, falling 3-0.
Lebanon Trail was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-20, 25-18.
Lebanon Trail's loss came about despite a quality game from Atihana Abadan, who had ten digs and 15 assists.
Heritage has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 15-14 record this season. As for Lebanon Trail, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-20.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Heritage has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 5.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Lebanon Trail struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Heritage might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Lebanon Trail in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Heritage have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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