ALA - Gilbert North has won six straight games at home, while Crismon has won six straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Eagles will host the Rattlers at 5:30 p.m.
ALA - Gilbert North is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Westwood, who was ranked 16th at the time (ALA - Gilbert North was ranked ninth). The Eagles took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Warriors on Saturday.
If Eastmark wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Crismon, they should've done a better job of containing Joshua Marquez. The Rattlers came out on top against the Firebirds by a score of 3-1 on Monday thanks in part to Marquez, who had 20 digs and one assist. He is on a roll when it comes to digs, as he's now had 11 or more in each of the last four games he's played.
Crismon had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-17, 25-17, 25-14.
ALA - Gilbert North's loss dropped their record down to 25-5. As for Crismon, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a massive bump to their 13-9 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: ALA - Gilbert North has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Crismon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
ALA - Gilbert North took their victory against Crismon in their previous matchup on April 3rd by a conclusive 3-0 score. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Rattlers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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