Northern Valley is 0-4 against Arapahoe since October of 2020 but things could change on Thursday. The Northern Valley Huskies have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Arapahoe Warriors at 4:00 p.m. Northern Valley will be strutting in after a victory while Arapahoe will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with six losses in a row, Northern Valley finally turned things around against Triplains/Brewster on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Titans by a score of 2-0.
Northern Valley easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-16.
Northern Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last nine contests.
Meanwhile, Arapahoe came up short against Axtell on Tuesday and fell 3-1.
Arapahoe was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Axtell work for it, especially in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-21, 24-26, 26-24.
Northern Valley's win ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-20. As for Arapahoe, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-13.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Northern Valley has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 4.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Arapahoe struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Northern Valley came up short against Arapahoe in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Will Northern Valley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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