Legend has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Douglas County Huskies at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Douglas County took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Legend, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, everything went Legend's way against Highlands Ranch as Legend made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Legend was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-15, 25-12.
Legend relied on the efforts of Riley Hake, who had eight aces, five kills, and four digs, and Chiara Cristinzio, who had 22 digs. The dominant performance gave Hake a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Brenna Coffman, who had five kills, three aces, and a block.
Meanwhile, Douglas County entered their matchup against Mountain Vista on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Douglas County came up short against Mountain Vista, falling 3-0. It was the first time this season that the Huskies let down their fans at home.
Douglas County was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Mountain Vista work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 28-26, 25-20.
Even though they lost, Douglas County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Legend has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Douglas County, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-4.
Everything went Legend's way against Douglas County in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as Legend made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Legend since the squad 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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