Volleyball Preview: Dickinson Gators vs. Clear Creek Wildcats
The Dickinson Gators will face off against the Clear Creek Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Dickinson will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak alive.
Dickinson will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Deer Park, who they hadn't topped in six consecutive meetings. Dickinson walked away with a 3-1 victory over Deer Park on Friday.
Dickinson had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-22, 25-19, 25-14.
Samantha Loyd went supernova for Dickinson, getting 22 kills, 18 digs, and a block. Loyd is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last 72 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Azelia Lara, who had 21 digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, Clear Creek came up short against Clear Springs on Friday and fell 3-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Chargers: they've now lost five in a row.
The final score came out to 25-14, 25-22, 23-25, 25-22.
Despite the loss, Clear Creek got top-tier performance from Alison Figueroa, who had 19 digs. With that strong performance, Figueroa is now averaging an impressive 10.2 digs per game.
Dickinson is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-11 record this season. As for Clear Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-15.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Dickinson has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Clear Creek struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Dickinson came out on top in a nail-biter against Clear Creek in their previous matchup back in September, sneaking past 3-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Figueroa, who had 18 digs. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Dickinson still be able to contain Figueroa? There's only one way to find out.
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