Volleyball Preview: Cleveland Storm vs. Volcano Vista Hawks
Cleveland has been away from home for five games now, but on Tuesday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Volcano Vista Hawks at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cleveland extended their road winning streak to six games thanks to a huge performance from Molly Maurer. Cleveland blew past Piedra Vista 3-0 on Thursday thanks in part to Maurer, who had five digs and 33 assists. Maurer is crushing it when it comes to assists: she's posted at least 28 every time she's taken the court this season.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Cleveland was: they took every set by at least 16 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-9, 25-9.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cleveland to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kelsey Heffner, who hit 100% for nine kills and five aces, four digs, and a block. That's the most aces Heffner has posted since back in September.
Cleveland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 21 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Volcano Vista beat Farmington 3-1 on Saturday.
Volcano Vista had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-15, 25-19, 27-25.
Cleveland's record now sits at 19-2. As for Volcano Vista, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Cleveland has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Volcano Vista struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Cleveland took their win against Volcano Vista in their previous matchup back in October by a conclusive 3-0. Will Cleveland repeat their success, or does Volcano Vista have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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