The Reagan Bison are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Key West Conchs at 7:00 p.m.
Reagan is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest loss since September 11th last Monday. They lost 3-0 to Coral Reef. The Bison have struggled against the Barracudas recently, as their game last Monday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
While Reagan had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 20 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-20, 25-23.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Key West had no problem doing just that on Monday. Everything went their way against the Rockets as they made off with a 3-0 win. The victory was familiar territory for the Conchs who have now won four contests in a row.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Key West was: they took every set by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-7, 25-11, 25-5.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Key West to victory, but perhaps none more so than Reese Haggard, who had four aces and 19 assists. Haggard is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Sunisa Kuhn, who had seven digs and two aces.
Key West couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 49% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
Reagan's defeat dropped their record down to 14-8. As for Key West, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Reagan has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 14.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Key West struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Reagan came out on top in a nail-biter against Key West in their previous meeting back in September, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Reagan since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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