Questa hasn't had much luck against Escalante recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Questa Wildcats are taking a road trip to challenge the Escalante Lobos at 1:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Questa comes in on 11 and Escalante on three.
It was a proper cat-fight when Questa duked it out withPenasco on Tuesday. Questa blew past Penasco 3-0.
One reason for the win was Questa's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-10, 25-1.
Alyana Le?n was a one-man wrecking crew for Questa as she had seven digs, five aces, and a kill. Le?n is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Kiara Arellano, who had eight digs and two kills.
Meanwhile, Escalante got the win against Mora on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
Escalante's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Mora between 16 and 18 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-18, 25-16.
Escalante was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in 14 consecutive matchups.
Questa pushed their record up to 17-1 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Escalante, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: Questa has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 12.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Escalante struggles in that department as they've been averaging 17.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Questa took their victory against Escalante when the teams last played on October 5th by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Questa 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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