Rock Canyon and Cherry Creek are an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2018, but not for long. The Rock Canyon Jaguars will square off against the Cherry Creek Bruins at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday.
Rock Canyon is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Chatfield 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Jaguars.
Rock Canyon 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 20-25, 22-25, 25-14, 25-12, 15-12.
Rachel Christensen and Elena Paz were among the main playmakers for Rock Canyon as the former had 11 digs and 34 assists and the latter had 18 digs. Christensen has been hot , having posted 19 or more assists the last six times she's played.
Meanwhile, Cherry Creek entered their tilt with Regis Jesuit on Saturday with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. They put the hurt on the Raiders with a sharp 3-0 win.
Cherry Creek never let Regis Jesuit on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-23, 25-20.
Aubrey Blake was a one-man wrecking crew for Cherry Creek as she had 18 digs.
Cherry Creek was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in ten consecutive games.
Rock Canyon's victory bumped their record up to 16-9. As for Cherry Creek, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Rock Canyon has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Cherry Creek struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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