Arapahoe and Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2019, but not for long. The Arapahoe Warriors are on the road again on Monday to play Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] at 4:15 p.m. Arapahoe will be strutting in after a victory while Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] will be coming in after a defeat.
Arapahoe and Bertrand met for a duel on Monday where Arapahoe prevailed. Arapahoe had just enough and edged Bertrand out 2-1.
Arapahoe had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 27-25, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] was not able to break out of their rough patch last Thursday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They fell just short of Alma by a score of 2-1.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-20, 22-25, 25-20.
Even though they lost, Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Arapahoe has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-14 record this season. As for Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood], their defeat dropped their record down to 6-21.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's matchup: Arapahoe has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Arapahoe was able to grind out a solid win over Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] in their previous matchup two weeks ago, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Arapahoe 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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