Volleyball Preview: Limon Badgers vs. Yuma Outlaws
Limon is 1-9 against Yuma since August of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Limon Badgers have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Yuma Outlaws at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Limon finally turned things around against Byers on Thursday. They came out on top against the Bulldogs by a score of 3-1.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-27, 25-22, 25-12.
Limon's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Chloe Stone, who had 12 digs and four aces, and Samara Humphrey, who had 18 digs. The dominant performance gave Stone a new career-high in aces.
Limon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Yuma was able to grind out a solid win over Wray on Friday, taking the game 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Outlaws.
The final score came out to 25-21, 25-23, 17-25, 25-16.
Limon's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-13. As for Yuma, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-12 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Limon has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Yuma struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Limon came up short against Yuma in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Will Limon have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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