Volleyball Preview: Goldwater Bulldogs vs. Thunderbird Titans
Goldwater hasn't had much luck against Thunderbird recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Goldwater Bulldogs will head out to challenge the Thunderbird Titans at 6:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Goldwater is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest win since September 19th on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Greenway as Goldwater made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
Goldwater was especially dominant in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-21, 25-14.
Goldwater was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Greenway only served eight.
Meanwhile, Thunderbird entered their tilt with Moon Valley on Wednesday with 11 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 12. They put the hurt on the Rockets with a sharp 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Thunderbird was: they took every set by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-10, 25-11.
Cecelia Bouchard went supernova for Thunderbird, getting seven digs and three aces. Bouchard is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 16 or more in the last 12 games she's played dating back to last season.
The victory got Goldwater back to even at 9-9. As for Thunderbird, they pushed their record up to 30-3 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's matchup: Goldwater has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Thunderbird struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Goldwater came up short against Thunderbird when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 2-0. Can Goldwater avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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