Volleyball Preview: Prospect Ridge Academy Miners vs. Peak to Peak Pumas
On Tuesday Prospect Ridge Academy will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. After both having extra time off, they and the Peak to Peak Pumas will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Prospect Ridge Academy sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Stargate School.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Prospect Ridge Academy got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 16-25, 25-18, 17-25, 15-4.
Prospect Ridge Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Peak to Peak waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Wolverines.
Peak to Peak was dominant in the first set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Skyview squad. The final score came out to 25-10, 25-20.
Peak to Peak's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Lhadze Olsen, who had seven digs, and Ashlee Aragon, who had two aces. The dominant performance gave Aragon a new career-high in aces.
Prospect Ridge Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Peak to Peak, their record now sits at 9-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Prospect Ridge Academy has serving mastered this season, having averaged 10.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Peak to Peak struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Prospect Ridge Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Peak to Peak when the teams last played back in October of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Does Prospect Ridge Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Peak to Peak turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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