Volleyball Preview: Canutillo Eagles vs. Chapin Huskies
The Canutillo Eagles will take on the Chapin Huskies at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Canutillo is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Canutillo will head out to face Chapin after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. Canutillo fell just short of Burges by a score of 3-2.
Canutillo actually scored more points across those five sets (100-95), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 18-25, 25-23, 25-20, 12-25, 15-7.
The losing side was boosted by Andrea Guerrero, who had 11 digs and three aces. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Canutillo was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Chapin didn't have quite enough to beat Jefferson on Tuesday and fell 3-2. The Huskies haven't had much luck with the Silver Foxes recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Chapin actually scored more points across those five sets (102-93), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-20, 26-24, 9-25, 15-8.
Despite the defeat, Chapin saw an underclassman step up: Gianna Dominguez had 24 digs. With that strong performance, Dominguez is now averaging an impressive 10.3 digs per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Daisy Urenda, who had 13 digs and two aces.
Canutillo's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 13-19. As for Chapin, their record is now 13-13.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: Canutillo has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 6.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Chapin struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Canutillo's way against Chapin in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Canutillo made off with a 3-0 win. Does Canutillo have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chapin turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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