Highlands Ranch has gone 8-2 against ThunderRidge recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Highlands Ranch Falcons will take on the ThunderRidge Grizzlies at 6:00 p.m. Highlands Ranch is no doubt hoping to put an end to a 12-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Highlands Ranch is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest defeat since August 24th on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Castle View.
After all that action, the final score was 25-13, 25-22, 25-23.
Meanwhile, ThunderRidge had already won three in a row, and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Trailblazers. While the Grizzlies didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
The 2-0 doesn't show just how dominant ThunderRidge was: they took both sets by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-13.
ThunderRidge was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in nine consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Highlands Ranch's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for ThunderRidge, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Highlands Ranch has serving mastered this season, having averaged 11.3 aces per game. However, it's not like ThunderRidge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Highlands Ranch came out on top in a nail-biter against ThunderRidge in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Highlands Ranch since the squad 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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