The Ripon Indians will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Liberty Ranch Hawks at 1:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Ripon is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Bear River 3-0.
Ripon walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the second set). The final score came out to 25-16, 25-10, 25-17.
Amelia Lara was the offensive standout of the game as she had six digs and four aces. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last three times she's played.
Ripon couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 40% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was back in September.
Meanwhile, Liberty Ranch waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. Everything went their way against the Yellowjackets as they made off with a 3-0 win.
Liberty Ranch's got stronger as the match went on, holding Hilmar to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-18, 25-17.
Liberty Ranch has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 23 of their last 25 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 34-4 record this season. As for Ripon, their record now sits at 29-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: Ripon has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Liberty Ranch struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Ripon beat Liberty Ranch 3-1 when the teams last played back in November of 2015. Will Ripon repeat their success, or does Liberty Ranch have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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