The Liberty Ranch Hawks will challenge the Amador Buffaloes at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Liberty Ranch will be looking to extend their current 12-game winning streak.
Last Tuesday, Liberty Ranch was able to grind out a solid victory over Union Mine, taking the game 3-1.
Liberty Ranch walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the fourth set). The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-19, 26-28, 25-12.
Maritza Arevalo and Lily Pittman were among the main playmakers for Liberty Ranch as the former had six digs and two aces and the latter had 19 digs. Arevalo is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Amador lost 3-0 to Bradshaw Christian on Tuesday.
Amador was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-22, 25-17.
Liberty Ranch's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 23-2. As for Amador, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-13 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Liberty Ranch has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Amador struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Liberty Ranch took their win against Amador in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Liberty Ranch since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
