Huntington is 10-0 against Paint Valley since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Huntington Huntsmen will face off against the Paint Valley Bearcats at 6:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Huntington has seven straight victories, Paint Valley has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Thursday, Huntington had just enough and edged Westfall out 3-2.
Huntington was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-19, 23-25, 25-17, 15-7.
Meanwhile, Paint Valley came up short against Unioto on Thursday, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-7, 25-16.
Huntington's win bumped their record up to 14-1. As for Paint Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Huntington has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 8.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Paint Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Huntington's way against Paint Valley in their previous matchup back in September, as Huntington made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Huntington 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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