The Hurricane Tigers will challenge the Westlake Thunder at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Hurricane earned a 3-1 win over Dixie. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Hurricane had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-18, 25-17, 25-15.
Hurricane had a senior duo take command as Hallee Wardle had 18 digs and Lizzie Horsley had 14 digs. What's more, Horsley also racked up no blocks, the mostshe's had since back in August.
Hurricane couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 44.6% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Westlake beat American Fork 3-1 last Thursday.
The final score came out to 25-22, 25-20, 17-25, 25-23.
Hurricane's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-7. As for Westlake, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Hurricane has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Westlake struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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