After both having extra time off, the Americas Trail Blazers and the Chapin Huskies will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Americas comes in on 16 and Chapin on four.
Last Tuesday, everything went Americas' way against Hanks as Americas made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Americas was: they took every set by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-7, 25-7.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Americas to victory, but perhaps none more so than Zoe Zuniga, who had 12 digs.
Americas was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 16 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Chapin was able to grind out a solid victory over Burges on Tuesday, taking the game 3-1.
Chapin was especially dominant in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 29-27, 22-25, 25-16, 25-15.
Chapin relied on the efforts of Arianne Nieto, who had 20 digs and six aces, and Gianna Dominguez, who had 28 digs. Dominguez has been hot for a while, having posted 12 or more digs the last 11 times she's played.
Americas pushed their record up to 38-4 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Chapin, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 21-14 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Americas has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Chapin struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Americas' way against Chapin in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, as Americas made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Americas repeat their success, or does Chapin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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