The Immanuel Eagles will square off against the Shafter Generals at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Immanuel is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Immanuel is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Sanger West.
Immanuel walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the second set). The final score came out to 25-21, 25-13, 25-19.
Immanuel 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 seven aces in eight consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Shafter had already won 12 in a row and they went ahead and made it 13 on Thursday. They came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 3-1.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 21-25, 25-23, 25-19.
Shafter's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Macy Ulloa, who had 17 digs, and Emily Pugh, who had nine digs.
Immanuel's victory bumped their record up to 19-20. As for Shafter, their win bumped their record up to 29-3-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Immanuel has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Shafter struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Immanuel was able to grind out a solid victory over Shafter when the teams last played back in August of 2016, winning 2-0. Does Immanuel have another victory up their sleeve, or will Shafter turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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