The Liberty Ranch Hawks are on the road again on Saturday to play the Ripon Indians at 1:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Liberty Ranch is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Hilmar as Liberty Ranch made off with a 3-0 win.
One reason for the win was Liberty Ranch's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-18, 25-17.
Ripon extended their winning streak to nine games thanks to a huge performance from Amelia Lara. Everything went Ripon's way against Bear River on Tuesday as Ripon made off with a 3-0 victory thanks in part to Lara, who had six digs and four aces. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played.
Ripon was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-10, 25-17.
Ripon couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 40% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was back in September.
Liberty Ranch is on a roll lately: they've won 23 of their last 25 games, which provided a nice bump to their 34-4 record this season. As for Ripon, their win bumped their record up to 29-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Liberty Ranch has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Ripon 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.
Liberty Ranch came up short against Ripon in their previous matchup back in November of 2015, falling 3-1. Can Liberty Ranch avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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