The Boerne Greyhounds will face off against the Pieper Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Boerne had just enough and edged Alamo Heights out 3-2.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Boerne who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 19-25, 25-18, 25-27, 15-6.
Boerne's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Calynn Ramos, who had 12 digs and five aces, and Haley Wheeler, who had 19 digs. That's the most aces Ramos has posted since back in August.
Boerne was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Pieper waltzed into their matchup on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Everything went their way against the Mules as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
A big factor in the win was Pieper's feisty defense: they held Alamo Heights to fewer and fewer points set over set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-15, 25-13.
Kat Lopez and Addi Reus were among the main playmakers for Pieper as the former had seven digs and 27 assists and the latter had ten digs. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Lopez now posted eight or more in the last 34 games she's played dating back to last season.
Boerne's win bumped their record up to 18-8. As for Pieper, they are on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 22 games, which provided a nice bump to their 26-6 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Boerne has serving mastered this season, having averaged 7.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Pieper struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.8. 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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