Eaglecrest hasn't had much luck against Cherry Creek recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Eaglecrest Raptors will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Cherry Creek Bruins, where is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. Eaglecrest will be strutting in after a victory while Cherry Creek will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Saturday, Eaglecrest sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Rampart.
Eaglecrest was actually outscored in aggregate across those three sets (65-61), but they still managed to win. After all that action, the final score was 17-25, 28-26, 16-14.
Meanwhile, Cherry Creek suffered their biggest loss since September 13, 2023 last Friday. They came up short against Chaparral, falling 3-0. The Bruins have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The final score came out to 25-13, 25-17, 25-17.
Cherry Creek's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Aubrey Blake, who had 12 digs, and Raya Thompson, who had seven kills, five digs, and two aces. The dominant performance gave Thompson a new career-high in aces.
Eaglecrest pushed their record up to 5-4 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Cherry Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Eaglecrest has serving mastered this season, having averaged 4.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Cherry Creek struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Eaglecrest came up short against Cherry Creek when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cherry Creek's Candela Ruano, who had eight digs and four aces. Now that Eaglecrest knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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