The Douglas County Huskies will head out to take on the Air Academy Kadets at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Douglas County and six for Air Academy.
Douglas County came up short against Chaparral on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-21, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Air Academy came up short against Palmer Ridge on Thursday and fell 3-1. While the Kadets didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bears 25-23 in the first set.
Air Academy started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-20, 25-8, 25-8.
Air Academy's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Aurelia Matzelle, who had nine digs and six kills, and Elly Siebert, who had seven kills and a block.
Douglas County now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Air Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Douglas County has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Air Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Douglas County was able to grind out a solid win over Air Academy in their previous meeting back in September of 2014, winning 2-0. Will Douglas County repeat their success, or does Air Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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