West Jordan is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Cyprus is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. After both having extra time off, both will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. West Jordan will be strutting in after a win while Cyprus will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, West Jordan made easy work of Taylorsville and carried off a 3-0 victory.
While West Jordan won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-14, 28-26.
West Jordan can attribute much of their success to Mckenzi Hill, who had 14 digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: West Jordan was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Cyprus unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Hunter by a score of 3-2. While the Pirates didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Wolverines 25-18 in the first set.
Cyprus took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-19, 14-25, 25-12, 15-11.
West Jordan's win bumped their record up to 14-8. As for Cyprus, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 12-13.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: West Jordan has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Cyprus struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
West Jordan came up short against Cyprus when the teams last played back in September, falling 3-1. Will West Jordan have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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