Thunderbird has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Estrella Foothills Wolves at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Thunderbird is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against Eastmark 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. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-10, 25-23.
Thunderbird relied on 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.
Meanwhile, Estrella Foothills came tearing into Thursday's matchup with 29 straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Badgers 3-0.
Estrella Foothills was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-12, 25-17.
Among those leading the charge was Emma Curry, who had seven digs and two aces.
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 match: Thunderbird has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Estrella Foothills struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Thunderbird was able to grind out a solid win over Estrella Foothills in their previous matchup back in October of 2014, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Thunderbird 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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