Volleyball Preview: Corner Canyon Chargers vs. Riverton Silverwolves
Corner Canyon has gone 7-1 against Riverton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 6:00 p.m. Corner Canyon will be strutting in after a win while Riverton will be coming in after a defeat.
Corner Canyon is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Mountain Ridge, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Corner Canyon was ranked 11th). Corner Canyon came out on top against Mountain Ridge by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Chargers.
The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-18, 20-25, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Riverton suffered their biggest loss since October 31, 2023 on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Herriman. The defeat continues a trend for the Silverwolves in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now lost six in a row.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-21, 25-14.
Corner Canyon has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Riverton, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Corner Canyon has serving mastered this season, having averaged 7.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Riverton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Corner Canyon's way against Riverton in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as Corner Canyon made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Corner Canyon repeat their success, or does Riverton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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