Beth Eden Baptist is 1-9 against Denver Waldorf since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Beth Eden Baptist Knights and the Denver Waldorf Spartans are set to duel.
Last Tuesday, Beth Eden Baptist didn't have quite enough to beat Denver Jewish Day and fell 3-2.
Beth Eden Baptist actually scored more points across those five sets (100-97), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 15-25, 25-20, 17-25, 15-9.
Even though they lost, Beth Eden Baptist was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Denver Waldorf, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They won by a set and slipped past Rocky Mountain Lutheran 3-2.
Denver Waldorf was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-19, 21-25, 25-19, 15-10.
Denver Waldorf can attribute much of their success to Kalyn Stanley, who had ten aces, nine digs, and a kill. Stanley is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Beth Eden Baptist's loss dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Denver Waldorf, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Beth Eden Baptist has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Denver Waldorf struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Beth Eden Baptist suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Denver Waldorf in their previous meeting back in September. Can Beth Eden Baptist avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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