Deer Valley hasn't had much luck against Estrella Foothills recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Deer Valley Skyhawks are taking a road trip to challenge the Estrella Foothills Wolves at 6:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Deer Valley comes in on four and Estrella Foothills on 25.
Last Thursday, Deer Valley sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Mesquite.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Deer Valley who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 29-27, 20-25, 25-22, 20-25, 15-11.
Deer Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, everything went Estrella Foothills' way against Peoria on Wednesday as Estrella Foothills made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Estrella Foothills was: they took every set by at least 19 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-6, 25-3.
Deer Valley pushed their record up to 20-16 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Estrella Foothills, their record now sits at 26-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Deer Valley has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Estrella Foothills struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Deer Valley came up short against Estrella Foothills in their previous matchup on October 2nd, falling 3-1. Can Deer Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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