Wapahani is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Daleville is on a 13-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Wapahani Raiders will face off against the Daleville Broncos at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games Wapahani has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Wapahani is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Leo just ended the team's ten-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Lions by a score of 2-1.
Wapahani started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-14, 15-13.
Wapahani's defeat came about despite a quality game from Megan Luce, who had nine digs and 13 assists. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Luce now posted nine or more in the last 32 games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Daleville had just enough and edged Woodlan out 2-1 on Saturday.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Daleville got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 20-25, 15-11.
Daleville can attribute much of their success to Kelsi Kahalekomo, who had 17 digs.
Wapahani's loss dropped their record down to 19-2. As for Daleville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Wapahani has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8 aces per game. However, it's not like Daleville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Wapahani came out on top in a nail-biter against Daleville in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Will Wapahani repeat their success, or does Daleville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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