After four games on the road, Heritage is heading back home. After both having extra time off, they and the Deer Valley Wolverines will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Heritage finally turned things around against Central Catholic on Saturday. They skirted past the Raiders 2-1.
Heritage 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 15-25, 25-21, 15-5.
Meanwhile, Deer Valley came into Saturday's contest having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They had just enough and edged Chavez out 2-1.
Deer Valley couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 41.5% of their attack attempts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're hitting percentage total in three consecutive matches.
Heritage's victory bumped their record up to 14-11. As for Deer Valley, they pushed their record up to 7-16 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Heritage has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Deer Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Heritage took their victory against Deer Valley when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will Heritage repeat their success, or does Deer Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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