Huntley has been on the road for six straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Central Rockets at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Huntley earned a 2-0 victory over Dundee-Crown.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Huntley was: they took both sets by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-8.
Rachael Hein and Sophia Tocmo were among the main playmakers for Huntley as the former had four digs and three aces and the latter had six digs. That's the most aces Hein has posted in her last eight games.
Meanwhile, Central entered their tilt with Hampshire on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Whip-Purs , sneaking past 2-1.
In the two sets Central was on fire: they won each by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 16-25, 25-9, 25-15.
Among those leading the charge was Brianna Gritzman, who had 18 digs, two aces, and a kill.
She wasn't the only good server: Central 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 12 consecutive matchups.
Huntley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 26-8 record this season. As for Central, they pushed their record up to 26-7 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Huntley has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Huntley skirted past Central 2-1 in their previous matchup back in September. Will Huntley repeat their success, or does Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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