The Homer Knights will square off against the Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] Bobcats at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Homer is coming into the game hot, having won their last 17 games.
Last Thursday, Homer earned a 2-0 win over Winnebago.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Homer was: they took both sets by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-6, 25-14.
Homer couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 43.1% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was in their last 11 matchups.
Meanwhile, Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] got the win against Ainsworth on Monday by a conclusive 3-0.
One reason for the win was Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard]'s just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-15, 25-8.
Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] relied on the efforts of Belle Anson, who had eight digs and four aces, and Jaycee Reynolds, who had four aces. Anson has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last three times she's played.
Homer's victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 26-3. As for Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard], they have been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-11 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Homer has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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