Volleyball Preview: Americas Trail Blazers vs. Hanks Knights
The Americas Trail Blazers will head out to face off against the Hanks Knights at 6:35 p.m. on Tuesday. Americas is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last eight games.
Last Friday, Americas made easy work of Parkland and carried off a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Americas was: they took every set by at least 13 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-10, 25-9.
Zoe Zuniga was the offensive standout of the game as she had ten digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in August.
Americas was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Hanks hadn't done well against El Dorado recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Hanks put the hurt on El Dorado with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Hanks never let El Dorado on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-15, 25-22.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hanks to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ariana Guillen, who had 13 digs, a kill, and 16 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Sofia Nevarez, who had 15 digs and two aces.
Americas is on a roll lately: they've won 22 of their last 23 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 30-4 record this season. As for Hanks, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-19.
Americas came up short against Hanks when the teams last played back in August of 2021, falling 2-0. Can Americas avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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