After both having extra time off, the Hutto Hippos and the Vista Ridge Rangers will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Hutto lost 3-0 to Vandegrift on Tuesday. The Hippos have struggled against the Vipers recently, as their game on Tuesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Vandegrift scored at least 17 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-21, 25-17.
Despite their defeat, Hutto saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Macie Atkinson, who had ten digs, was perhaps the best of all. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyah Cleveland, who had nine digs.
Meanwhile, Vista Ridge entered their tilt with Manor on Tuesday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They blew past the Mustangs 3-0.
One reason for the win was Vista Ridge's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-5, 25-4.
Vista Ridge couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 62.5% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 16.8% earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 37.9%.
Hutto's loss dropped their record down to 17-16. As for Vista Ridge, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-12.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Hutto has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 5.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Vista Ridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Hutto's way against Vista Ridge in their previous meeting back in August, as Hutto made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hutto 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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