Volleyball Preview: Granite Hills Eagles vs. Patrick Henry Patriots
After both having extra time off, the Granite Hills Eagles and the Patrick Henry Patriots will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Granite Hills is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Last Monday, Granite Hills came up short against Valhalla and fell 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-15, 24-26, 25-16.
Granite Hills' defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Paisley Stednitz, who had 11 digs and six aces, and Avery Guffey, who had seven digs and ten assists. That's the most aces Stednitz has posted in her last ten matchups.
Even though they lost, Granite Hills was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Patrick Henry had just enough and edged University City out 3-2 on Wednesday.
Patrick Henry took University City into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-18, 18-25, 24-26, 15-9.
Patrick Henry can attribute much of their success to Sophia Cantorna, who had four digs and three aces.
Granite Hills' loss dropped their record down to 19-13. As for Patrick Henry, their win bumped their record up to 18-15.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's game: Granite Hills has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10 aces per game. However, it's not like Patrick Henry struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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