The Thomas MacLaren School Highlanders will head out on the road to challenge the Fountain Valley Danes at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Thomas MacLaren School comes in on six and Fountain Valley on four.
Last Tuesday, everything went Thomas MacLaren School's way against Atlas Preparatory School as Thomas MacLaren School made off with a 3-0 victory.
The final score came out to 25-10, 25-9, 25-18.
Thomas MacLaren School was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Fountain Valley got the win against Cripple Creek-Victor on Saturday by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Fountain Valley was: they took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-10, 25-12.
Thomas MacLaren School pushed their record up to 9-6 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Fountain Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Thomas MacLaren School has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Fountain Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Thomas MacLaren School skirted past Fountain Valley 3-2 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Thomas MacLaren School 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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