Volleyball Preview: Americas Trail Blazers vs. Del Valle Conquistadores
Americas has gone 3-0 against Del Valle recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Americas Trail Blazers are taking a road trip to square off against the Del Valle Conquistadores at 6:35 p.m. Americas will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
Last Tuesday, Americas got the win against Hanks by a conclusive 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-15, 25-8, 25-18.
Zoe Zuniga went supernova for Americas, getting 18 digs and three aces. Zuniga is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Americas was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. They are a perfect 11-0 when they serve at least ten aces.
Meanwhile, Del Valle unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of El Dorado by a score of 3-2.
Del Valle actually scored more points across those five sets (105-103), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 25-17, 13-25, 25-23, 16-14.
Americas is on a roll lately: they've won 23 of their last 24 games, which provided a nice bump to their 31-4 record this season. As for Del Valle, their loss dropped their record down to 14-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: Americas has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Del Valle struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Americas took their win against Del Valle in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Americas 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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