The Horizon Hawks will face off against the Legacy Lightning at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Tuesday, everything went Horizon's way against Silver Creek as Horizon made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hawks.
The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-21, 25-11.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Horizon to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sarah Vaness, who had 12 digs and four aces. Those four aces gave Vaness a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Reese Hudson, who had six aces and three digs.
She wasn't the only good server: Horizon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Legacy got the win against Monarch on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
While Legacy might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Monarch scored at least 16 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-16, 25-14.
Among those leading the charge was Jaylen Javorek, who had 11 digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Horizon's victory bumped their record up to 7-11. As for Legacy, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Horizon has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Legacy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Horizon suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Legacy in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Horizon have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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