Sultana and Hesperia are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2018, but not for long. The Sultana Sultans will welcome the Hesperia Scorpions at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Sultana is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest win since September 17th on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Serrano as Sultana made off with a 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Sultans have posted against the Diamondbacks since September 30, 2019.
While Sultana won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 26-24, 25-15.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Hesperia, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They put the hurt on Apple Valley with a sharp 3-0 victory on Tuesday.
The final score came out to 25-21, 25-17, 25-18.
Hesperia's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Dylanna Akwaboah, who had 13 digs, a kill, and 34 assists, and Jayda Del Real, who had ten digs. Akwaboah is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 16 or more in the last seven games she's played.
Sultana is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-11 record this season. As for Hesperia, their win bumped their record up to 19-9.
Sultana took their victory against Hesperia in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0. Will Sultana repeat their success, or does Hesperia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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