Volleyball Preview: Chapin Huskies vs. Americas Trail Blazers
After both having extra time off, the Chapin Huskies and the Americas Trail Blazers will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Chapin sitting on four straight wins and Americas on 16.
Last Tuesday, Chapin beat Burges 3-1.
Chapin walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the fourth set). The match finished with set scores of 29-27, 22-25, 25-16, 25-15.
Chapin relied on the efforts of Arianne Nieto, who had 20 digs and six aces, and Gianna Dominguez, who had 28 digs. Those six aces gave Nieto a new career-high.
Chapin was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their ace total in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, everything went Americas' way against Hanks on Tuesday as Americas made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Americas was: they took every set by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-7, 25-7.
Americas got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Zoe Zuniga out in front who had 12 digs.
Chapin pushed their record up to 21-14 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Americas, they are on a roll lately: they've won 30 of their last 31 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 38-4 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Chapin has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Americas struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Chapin might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Americas in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. Can Chapin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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