After both having extra time off, the Sahuarita Mustangs and the Amphitheater Panthers will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Sahuarita has four straight victories, Amphitheater has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Thursday, Sahuarita earned a 3-1 win over Rio Rico.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-22, 23-25, 25-17.
Sahuarita was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 15 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Amphitheater lost 3-0 to Douglas on Monday.
While Amphitheater was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Douglas' winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-18, 26-24.
Sahuarita has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season. As for Amphitheater, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10.
Sahuarita took their victory against Amphitheater in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0. Will Sahuarita repeat their success, or does Amphitheater have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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