Foothill has been away from home for two games now, but on Wednesday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Faith Lutheran Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Foothill is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Silverado, who was ranked 25th in their home state at the time (Foothill was ranked sixth). Everything went Foothill's way against Silverado on Monday as Foothill made off with a 3-0 win.
Foothill's got stronger as the match went on, holding Silverado to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-15, 25-14.
Avery Wright was the offensive standout of the match as she had ten digs and three aces. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Foothill 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 11 aces in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Faith Lutheran posted their biggest victory since September 19th on Monday. They blew past Basic 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Crusaders.
Faith Lutheran can attribute much of their success to Leah Hernandez, who had 14 digs and three aces, and K Sawyer, who had four digs and 13 assists.
Foothill is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 26-9 record this season. As for Faith Lutheran, their win bumped their record up to 18-16.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's matchup: Foothill has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Faith Lutheran struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Foothill came out on top in a nail-biter against Faith Lutheran in their previous matchup back in September, sneaking past 3-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Sawyer, who had ten digs and two aces. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Foothill still be able to contain Sawyer? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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