Volleyball Preview: Arapahoe Warriors vs. Cherokee Trail Cougars
The Arapahoe Warriors's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Cherokee Trail Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Thursday, Arapahoe made easy work of Smoky Hill and carried off a 3-0 victory.
A big factor in the win was Arapahoe's feisty defense: they held Smoky Hill to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-11, 25-9.
Rose Blok was the offensive standout of the contest as she had seven digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Arapahoe was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Cherokee Trail waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Everything went their way against the Mustangs as they made off with a 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-19, 25-22, 26-24.
Cherokee Trail relied on the efforts of Mia Overbaugh, who had 12 digs, and Alize Flores, who had nine digs and a kill.
Arapahoe's record is now 10-2. As for Cherokee Trail, they pushed their record up to 10-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Arapahoe has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 7 aces per game. However, it's not like Cherokee Trail struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Arapahoe beat Cherokee Trail 3-1 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Arapahoe since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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