Cyprus has won five straight games at home (dating back to last season), while West Jordan has won five straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Cyprus Pirates will welcome the West Jordan Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cyprus will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Hunter, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Cyprus blew past Hunter 3-0 on Thursday.
One reason for the win was Cyprus' dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-23, 25-19.
Cyprus relied on the efforts of Addison Leon, who had ten digs, and Sylonn Prum, who had four digs and 11 assists.
Meanwhile, West Jordan earned a 3-1 win over Taylorsville on Thursday.
West Jordan had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 24-26, 25-14, 25-16, 25-11.
West Jordan was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive matches.
Cyprus has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-12 record this season. As for West Jordan, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Cyprus has serving mastered this season, having averaged 5.4 aces per game. However, it's not like West Jordan struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Cyprus came up short against West Jordan in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Cyprus avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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