The Questa Wildcats will face off against the Centennial Rams at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Questa took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Antonito as Questa made off with a 3-0 victory.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-10, 25-21.
Questa got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Delilah Rael out in front who had six digs, five kills, and two aces. Rael is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted nine or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Alyana Le?n, who had six digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Questa was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Centennial posted their biggest victory since October 13, 2023 on Saturday. They put the hurt on Cripple Creek-Victor with a sharp 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rams.
The final score came out to 25-17, 25-22, 25-17.
Centennial found their leader in underclassman Sezzera Medina, who had 14 digs.
Questa pushed their record up to 7-1 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Centennial, their win ended a three-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Questa has serving mastered this season, having averaged 13.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Centennial struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Questa took their victory against Centennial in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0. Will Questa repeat their success, or does Centennial have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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