Arlington Heights is 0-7 against Paschal since August of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The Arlington Heights Yellowjackets will stay at home for another game and welcome the Paschal Panthers at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Last Friday, everything went Arlington Heights' way against Wyatt as Arlington Heights made off with a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Arlington Heights took every set by at least 19 points. The final score came out to 25-4, 25-5, 25-6.
Arlington Heights can attribute much of their success to Harper Sheppard, who had six aces and 15 assists. The dominant performance gave Sheppard a new career-high in aces.
Arlington Heights couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 46.3% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Paschal made easy work of Trimble Tech on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
After all that action, the final score was 25-14, 25-9, 25-21.
Paschal's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ellie Raymond led the charge by getting six digs and 13 assists. Raymond is crushing it when it comes to assists: she's posted at least 11 every time she's taken the court this season.
Arlington Heights pushed their record up to 15-10 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Paschal, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-20.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: Arlington Heights has serving mastered this season, having averaged 5.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Paschal struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Arlington Heights suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Paschal in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. Will Arlington Heights have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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