The Discovery Canyon Thunder will head out on the road to take on the Cheyenne Mountain Red-Tailed Hawks at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Discovery Canyon took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Coronado as Discovery Canyon made off with a 3-0 win.
After all that action, the final score was 25-7, 25-18, 25-10.
Discovery Canyon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Cheyenne Mountain posted their biggest victory since November 4, 2023 on Thursday. They blew past Falcon 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Red-Tailed Hawks.
The final score came out to 25-14, 25-20, 25-14.
Discovery Canyon's win ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 5-4. As for Cheyenne Mountain, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Discovery Canyon has serving mastered this season, having averaged 11.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Cheyenne Mountain struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Discovery Canyon came up short against Cheyenne Mountain in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Discovery Canyon avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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