Volleyball Preview: Pieper Warriors vs. New Braunfels Unicorns
The Pieper Warriors will challenge the New Braunfels Unicorns at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Pieper comes in on seven and New Braunfels on three.
Last Tuesday, everything went Pieper's way against Boerne as Pieper made off with a 3-0 victory.
Pieper was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-16, 25-17.
Pieper can attribute much of their success to Kat Lopez, who had four digs and 21 assists. Lopez is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last 24 games she's played dating back to last season.
Pieper couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 43.8% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was back in August.
Meanwhile, New Braunfels got the win against Boerne on Friday by a conclusive 3-0.
New Braunfels never let Boerne on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-20, 25-22.
Pieper is on a roll lately: they've won 20 of their last 23 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 27-6 record this season. As for New Braunfels, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 27-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Pieper has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 5.7 aces per game. However, it's not like New Braunfels struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Pieper took their victory against New Braunfels when the teams last played back in August by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pieper 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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