Apple Valley has been on the road for two straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. After both having extra time off, they and the Sultana Sultans will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 5:15 p.m.
Apple Valley lost 3-0 to Burroughs last Thursday. The Sun Devils haven't had much luck with the Burros recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-16, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Sultana waltzed into their match last Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Scorpions.
Sultana was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 17-25, 25-27, 25-19, 15-10.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Sultana to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brooklyn Kelly, who had six digs and four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Sultana was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 13 aces in three consecutive games.
Apple Valley's loss dropped their record down to 17-10. As for Sultana, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-11 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Apple Valley has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9 aces per game. However, it's not like Sultana struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Apple Valley came up short against Sultana in their previous matchup back in September, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kelly, who had 20 digs. Now that Apple Valley knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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