Hesperia and Sultana are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2018, but not for long. The Hesperia Scorpions will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the Sultana Sultans at 5:15 p.m. Sultana took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Hesperia, who comes in off a win.
Last Wednesday, Hesperia sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Apple Valley.
Hesperia had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first firsttwo sets, they turned around to win the next four. After all that action, the final score was 19-25, 21-25, 25-13, 25-13, 15-13.
Hesperia had a senior duo take command as Heather Pfeifle had 14 digs, five kills, and two aces and Jayda Del Real had 14 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Del Real has posted since Saturday.
Hesperia was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. They are a perfect 3-0 when they serve more than ten aces.
Meanwhile, Sultana came up short against Oak Hills on Tuesday and fell 3-1. The Sultans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Sultana started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-23, 25-17, 25-18.
Hesperia has 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. As for Sultana, their loss dropped their record down to 10-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Hesperia has serving mastered this season, having averaged 5.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Sultana struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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