The Chandler Prep Titans will venture away from home to face off against the Arizona Lutheran Academy Coyotes at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Chandler Prep sitting on five straight wins and Arizona Lutheran Academy on four.
Chandler Prep is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Scottsdale Preparatory Academy by a score of 3-1.
Chandler Prep walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the third set). The final score came out to 25-19, 21-25, 25-9, 27-25.
Susan McGinley went supernova for Chandler Prep, getting 25 digs and two aces. With that strong performance, McGinley is now averaging an impressive 10.7 digs per game.
Chandler Prep was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, everything went Arizona Lutheran Academy's way against NFL Yet Academy last Thursday as Arizona Lutheran Academy made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Arizona Lutheran Academy was: they took every set by at least 16 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-8, 25-9.
Arizona Lutheran Academy pushed their record up to 28-12 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Chandler Prep, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-12 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: Chandler Prep has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9 aces per game. However, it's not like Arizona Lutheran Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Chandler Prep skirted past Arizona Lutheran Academy 3-2 in their previous matchup back in October. The rematch might be a little tougher for Chandler Prep since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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