The Pieper Warriors will venture away from home to square off against the Boerne-Champion Chargers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Pieper can't be too worried about heading out to take on Boerne-Champion: they just beat Smithson Valley at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Pieper walked away with a 3-1 victory over Smithson Valley on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Warriors.
Pieper walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the third set). The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 22-25, 25-15, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Boerne-Champion had already won five in a row and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Greyhounds by a score of 3-1.
Boerne-Champion was especially dominant in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-19, 24-26, 25-10.
Pieper has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 31-7 record this season. As for Boerne-Champion, they pushed their record up to 31-6 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Pieper has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Boerne-Champion struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Pieper was able to grind out a solid win over Boerne-Champion in their previous matchup back in September, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pieper 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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