The Standley Lake Gators will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Conifer Lobos at 6:30 p.m. Conifer took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Standley Lake, who comes in off a win.
Standley Lake took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Evergreen with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Standley Lake never let Evergreen on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-17, 25-15.
Standley Lake was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 22 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Conifer's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell 3-1 to Green Mountain. The Lobos have struggled against the Rams recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 18-25, 25-20, 25-22.
Standley Lake's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-5. As for Conifer, their loss dropped their record down to 13-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Standley Lake has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Conifer struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Standley Lake's way against Conifer in their previous meeting back in October, as Standley Lake made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Standley Lake have another victory up their sleeve, or will Conifer turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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