Volleyball Preview: East Nicolaus Spartans vs. Pierce Bears
East Nicolaus is 8-2 against Pierce since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The East Nicolaus Spartans will challenge the Pierce Bears at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with East Nicolaus sitting on 23 straight victories and Pierce on six.
Last Thursday, East Nicolaus got the win against Colusa by a conclusive 3-0.
East Nicolaus walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the third set). The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-21, 25-14.
East Nicolaus 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 five aces in 23 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Pierce made easy work of Paradise on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Pierce was: they took every set by at least 13 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-12, 25-10.
Pierce can attribute much of their success to Macey Myers, who had ten digs and two aces. Myers 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.
East Nicolaus' win was their 24th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 23-0. As for Pierce, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-6 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: East Nicolaus has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 12.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Pierce struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went East Nicolaus' way against Pierce when the teams last played back in September, as East Nicolaus made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Nicolaus since the squad 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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