After both having extra time off, the Llano Yellowjackets and the Comfort Bobcats/Deer will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Llano is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road.
Llano is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Blanco just ended the team's 12-game winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against the Panthers, falling 3-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Yellowjackets haven't been shut out since back in August.
While Llano was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. The final score came out to 25-20, 28-26, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Comfort made easy work of Florence on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bobcats/Deer.
Comfort's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Florence between 14 and 17 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-17, 25-14.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Comfort to victory, but perhaps none more so than Hope Van Geffen, who had nine kills, seven digs, and five aces. Van Geffen has been hot for a while, having posted five or more kills the last 22 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Corinne Brown, who had two kills, two aces, and 25 assists.
Comfort was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last five matches.
Llano's defeat ended an 11-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 24-6. As for Comfort, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 20-14.
Llano skirted past Comfort 3-2 in their previous matchup back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Llano 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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