After both having extra time off, the Thomas MacLaren School Highlanders and the Miami-Yoder Buffaloes will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Thomas MacLaren School has six straight victories, Miami-Yoder has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Tuesday, everything went Thomas MacLaren School's way against Atlas Preparatory School as Thomas MacLaren School made off with a 3-0 win.
The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-9, 25-18.
Thomas MacLaren School was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Miami-Yoder didn't have quite enough to beat Kiowa last Friday and fell 3-2.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Miami-Yoder sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-27, 25-19, 20-25, 15-10.
Thomas MacLaren School has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Miami-Yoder, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-12.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Thomas MacLaren School has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Miami-Yoder struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Thomas MacLaren School's way against Miami-Yoder when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as Thomas MacLaren School made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Thomas MacLaren School 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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