After both having extra time off, the North Park Wildcats and the Hi-Plains Patriots will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: North Park has struggled recently with ten defeats in a row, while Hi-Plains will arrive with three straight wins.
It was a proper cat-fight when North Park took on Rangely on Friday. North Park came up short against Rangely, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-16, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Hi-Plains hadn't done well against Stratton recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Everything went Hi-Plains' way against Stratton as Hi-Plains made off with a 3-0 victory.
Hi-Plains' got stronger as the match went on, holding Stratton to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-18, 25-16.
North Park's loss dropped their record down to 6-14. As for Hi-Plains, they pushed their record up to 14-7 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: North Park has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Hi-Plains struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.2. 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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