The Estrella Foothills Wolves will face off against the Thunderbird Titans at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Estrella Foothills comes in on 30 and Thunderbird on 17.
Estrella Foothills is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Prescott 3-0.
Estrella Foothills was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-12, 25-17.
Emma Curry was the offensive standout of the match as she had seven digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, everything went Thunderbird's way against Eastmark on Thursday as Thunderbird made off with a 3-0 victory.
Thunderbird never let Eastmark on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-10, 25-23.
Thunderbird's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Bailey Thornton, who had five aces and four digs, and Ema-Lee Burke, who had 19 digs and a kill. Those five aces gave Thornton a new career-high.
Thunderbird's win was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 35-3. As for Estrella Foothills, their victory bumped their record up to 31-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Estrella Foothills has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Thunderbird struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Estrella Foothills came up short against Thunderbird in their previous meeting back in October of 2014, falling 3-1. Can Estrella Foothills avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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