Volleyball Preview: Quincy Trojans vs. East Nicolaus Spartans
The Quincy Trojans will face off against the East Nicolaus Spartans at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Quincy sitting on 16 straight wins and East Nicolaus on 26.
Quincy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Hamilton , sneaking past 3-2.
Quincy took Hamilton into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-20, 25-12, 21-25, 15-10.
Quincy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 22 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, East Nicolaus made easy work of Durham on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
East Nicolaus was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-13, 25-20.
Shelby Scoggins was the offensive standout of the match as she had 11 digs and 12 assists.
East Nicolaus' record is now 26-0. As for Quincy, they pushed their record up to 34-3 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Quincy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.8 aces per game. However, it's not like East Nicolaus struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Quincy suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to East Nicolaus in their previous meeting back in August. Can Quincy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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