Almira-Coulee-Hartline has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to square off against the Odessa Tigers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Almira-Coulee-Hartline finally turned things around against Waterville on Thursday. They came out on top against the Shockers by a score of 3-1.
Almira-Coulee-Hartline walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the fourth set). The final score came out to 25-19, 18-25, 25-16, 25-13.
Almira-Coulee-Hartline was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last nine matches.
Meanwhile, Odessa got the win against Wellpinit on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
Odessa's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Wellpinit between 18 and 19 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-19, 25-18.
Almira-Coulee-Hartline's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-9. As for Odessa, their record is now 4-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Almira-Coulee-Hartline has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Odessa struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Almira-Coulee-Hartline's way against Odessa when the teams last played on October 8th, as Almira-Coulee-Hartline made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Almira-Coulee-Hartline since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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