Sultana and Hesperia are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2018, but not for long. The Sultana Sultans will square off against the Hesperia Scorpions at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, Sultana came up short against Oak Hills and fell 3-1. The Sultans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Sultana took a 1-0 lead headed into the second set, but sadly they lost the next two. After all that action, the final score was 23-25, 25-23, 25-17, 25-18.
Even though they lost, Sultana was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in ten consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Hesperia sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Apple Valley on Wednesday.
Hesperia was staring down a 2-0 deficit headed into the third set, but they rallied to take the next four for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 21-25, 25-13, 25-13, 15-13.
Heather Pfeifle and Jayda Del Real were among the main playmakers for Hesperia as the former had 14 digs, five kills, and two aces and the latter had 14 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Del Real has posted since Saturday.
Sultana's defeat dropped their record down to 10-5. As for Hesperia, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Sultana has serving mastered this season, having averaged 12.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Hesperia struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Sultana came out on top in a nail-biter against Hesperia in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Does Sultana have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hesperia turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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