The Cimarron-Memorial Spartans are on the road again on Wednesday to play the Legacy Longhorns at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Last Wednesday, Cimarron-Memorial made easy work of Desert Pines and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Cimarron-Memorial was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-11, 25-11.
Among those leading the charge was Emily Zobrak, who had six digs and three aces.
Cimarron-Memorial was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Legacy had no problem doing just that on Monday. Everything went their way against the Pioneers as they made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Longhorns.
Legacy got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 30-28, 25-12, 25-14.
Cimarron-Memorial is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-10 record this season. As for Legacy, the victory got them back to even at 17-17.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's game: Cimarron-Memorial has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Legacy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Cimarron-Memorial's way against Legacy when the teams last played back in September, as Cimarron-Memorial made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cimarron-Memorial 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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