Volleyball Preview: Highland Rams vs. Pocatello Thunder
The Highland Rams will head out on the road to take on the Pocatello Thunder at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Thursday, Highland got the win against Thunder Ridge by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rams.
One reason for the win was Highland's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 25-23, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Pocatello posted their biggest win since September 19th on Monday. They blew past Minico 3-0.
Pocatello was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-20, 25-20.
Highland's victory bumped their record up to 13-15-1. As for Pocatello, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Highland has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Pocatello struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Highland came up short against Pocatello when the teams last played back in August, falling 2-0. Can Highland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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