West Ranch has won eight straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Saugus has won eight straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The West Ranch Wildcats will welcome the Saugus Centurions at 5:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Thursday, West Ranch made easy work of Canyon and carried off a 3-0 victory.
West Ranch never let Canyon on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-17, 25-17.
Dani Clewis went supernova for West Ranch, getting five blocks, four kills, and four kills. Clewis is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 16 or more in the last 23 games she's played dating back to last season. Karleigh Larson was another key player, getting five kills, three aces, and three aces.
Meanwhile, everything went Saugus' way against Valencia on Thursday as Saugus made off with a 3-0 win.
Saugus never let Valencia on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-12, 27-25.
Gabriella Cascione had a dynamite game for Saugus, getting 11 digs and five aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Saugus was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in four consecutive matches.
West Ranch is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season. As for Saugus, their victory bumped their record up to 27-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: West Ranch has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 9.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Saugus struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
West Ranch suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Saugus in their previous meeting on Monday. Will West Ranch have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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