Volleyball Preview: Hanks Knights vs. Americas Trail Blazers
The Hanks Knights will face off against the Americas Trail Blazers at 6:35 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Hanks will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating El Dorado, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Hanks put the hurt on El Dorado with a sharp 3-0 victory on Friday.
While Hanks won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-15, 25-22.
Hanks' win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ariana Guillen, who had 13 digs, a kill, and 16 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Sofia Nevarez, who had 15 digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, Americas waltzed into their contest on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. Everything went their way against the Matadors as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Americas was: they took every set by at least 13 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-10, 25-9.
Among those leading the charge was Zoe Zuniga, who had ten digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in August.
Americas was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive games.
Hanks pushed their record up to 11-19 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Americas, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 22 of their last 23 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 30-4 record this season.
Hanks was able to grind out a solid victory over Americas when the teams last played back in August of 2021, winning 2-0. Will Hanks repeat their success, or does Americas have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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