The Delano Tigers are taking a road trip to square off against the Southwest Christian Stars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Delano will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Last Thursday, Delano was able to grind out a solid win over Holy Family Catholic, taking the game 3-1.
Delano had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-13, 25-15, 25-21.
Delano was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 16 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Southwest Christian came up short against Albany on Saturday and fell 2-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-16.
Delano pushed their record up to 16-0 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Southwest Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 8-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Delano has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Southwest Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Delano's way against Southwest Christian in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as Delano made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Delano 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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