Estrella Foothills is on a 12-game streak of home wins, while Deer Valley is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Estrella Foothills Wolves will welcome the Deer Valley Skyhawks at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, everything went Estrella Foothills' way against Peoria as Estrella Foothills made off with a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Estrella Foothills took every set by at least 19 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-6, 25-3.
Estrella Foothills couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 56.2% of their attack attempts. They are a perfect 4-0 when when their percentage is at least 0.4.
Meanwhile, Deer Valley narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Mesquite 3-2.
Deer Valley was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (110-109), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 29-27, 20-25, 25-22, 20-25, 15-11.
Estrella Foothills' victory bumped their record up to 26-1. As for Deer Valley, their win bumped their record up to 20-16.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Estrella Foothills has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Deer Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Estrella Foothills beat Deer Valley 3-1 when the teams last played on October 2nd. Does Estrella Foothills have another victory up their sleeve, or will Deer Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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