Ganado hasn't had much luck against Monument Valley recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Ganado Hornets will be playing at home against the Monument Valley Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Ganado took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Tuba City.
Ganado took Tuba City into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-21, 26-24, 20-25, 15-13.
Ganado was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Monument Valley entered their tilt with Page on Tuesday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They came out on top against the Sand Devils by a score of 3-1.
Monument Valley was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-5, 23-25, 26-24.
Ganado is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-11 record this season. As for Monument Valley, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 27-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Ganado has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8 aces per game. However, it's not like Monument Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Ganado suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Monument Valley in their previous matchup back in September. Will Ganado have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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