Tabiona hasn't had much luck against Rich recently, but that could start to change on Friday. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 3:30 p.m. Tabiona will be strutting in after a victory while Rich will be coming in after a loss.
Tabiona took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Altamont , sneaking past 3-2. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Tigers as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Tabiona had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 21-25, 25-15, 25-12, 15-1.
Tabiona found their leader in sophomore Taliya Allred, who had 21 digs.
Meanwhile, Rich was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to North Summit.
The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-10, 25-8.
Rich's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Paige Smith, who had 15 digs and two aces, and Braylyn Pugmire, who had ten digs and two kills. Smith has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more digs the last four times she's played.
Tabiona's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-17. As for Rich, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-16.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Tabiona has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Rich struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Tabiona suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Rich when the teams last played on October 10th. Can Tabiona avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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