The Davis Darts will challenge the Lone Peak Knights at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday. Davis will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more sets each contest than the last.
Davis is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Riverton , sneaking past 3-2. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Darts as it put an end to their 13-game losing streak.
Davis wouldn't go down easily and took Riverton into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 23-25, 22-25, 27-25, 15-13.
Davis can attribute much of their success to Olivia Checketts, who had six digs and five aces, and Zoey Walsh, who had 14 digs. That's the most aces Checketts has posted since back in August.
Davis was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Lone Peak entered their tilt with Westlake back in October with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Thunder 3-0.
Lone Peak never let Westlake on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-15, 25-20.
Lone Peak's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Nevaeh Tien led the charge by getting five digs and three aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Pope, who had three aces and 25 assists.
Lone Peak pushed their record up to 25-3 with the victory, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Davis, their win ended a ten-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 7-20.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Davis has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Lone Peak 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.
Davis suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Lone Peak when the teams last played back in November of 2021. Can Davis avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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