Northland Prep Academy is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Willcox is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Northland Prep Academy Spartans will host the Willcox Cowboys at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Northland Prep Academy is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering St. Johns just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Saturday. They came up short against the Redskins, falling 3-0. The Spartans haven't had much luck with the Redskins recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-20, 25-12.
Malia Turner put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had 22 digs.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Willcox had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Wranglers by a score of 3-1.
Willcox had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 25-27, 25-17, 25-13, 25-12.
Willcox kept the net locked down and finished the game with 16 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Willcox is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-5 record this season. As for Northland Prep Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 24-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: Northland Prep Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Willcox struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13.4. 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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