Volleyball Preview: Hanks Knights vs. El Dorado Aztecs
The Hanks Knights will square off against the El Dorado Aztecs at 6:35 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Hanks comes in on five and El Dorado on three.
Last Tuesday, it was close, but Hanks sidestepped Del Valle for a 3-2 victory.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Hanks got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 20-25, 25-22, 18-25, 15-8.
Hanks can attribute much of their success to Sarai Flores, who had 33 digs and a kill, and Ariana Guillen, who had ten digs and four aces. Those four aces gave Guillen a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jocelyn Gonzalez, who had eight digs and 14 assists.
Hanks was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, everything went El Dorado's way against Parkland on Tuesday as El Dorado made off with a 3-0 win.
El Dorado was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-20, 25-20.
Penelope Garcia had a dynamite game for El Dorado, getting seven digs, five aces, and two kills. Garcia is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 15 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Angelina Mcgriff, who had 12 kills, five digs, two aces, and a block.
Hanks pushed their record up to 16-20 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for El Dorado, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-15 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Hanks has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5 aces per game. However, it's not like El Dorado struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Hanks took their win against El Dorado in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will Hanks repeat their success, or does El Dorado have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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