After both having extra time off, the Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon Pirate and the Boulder City Eagles will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon will be strutting in after a win while Boulder City will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon beat Somerset Academy Losee 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pirate.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-18, 18-25, 25-23.
Among those leading the charge was Sydney King, who had nine digs, three aces, and a kill. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served three or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Boulder City suffered their biggest defeat since September 17th on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to The Meadows School. The loss continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now lost five in a row.
While Boulder City was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into The Meadows School's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-15, 25-23.
Boulder City might have lost, but man, Hayden Nordstrom was a machine: she had 16 digs and three aces. What's more, Nordstrom also racked up no blocks, the mostshe's had in her last three matches.
Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-10 record this season. As for Boulder City, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-14.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Boulder City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon took their victory against Boulder City when the teams last played back in August by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon since the team 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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