The Stryker Panthers will square off against the Holgate Tigers at 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Stryker's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while Holgate has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
Last Thursday, Stryker sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Montpelier.
Stryker took Montpelier into a fifth set where they got it done with a eight-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-28, 25-15, 25-21, 22-25, 15-7.
Stryker relied on the efforts of Candace Steck, who had 13 digs, and Kayla Fultz, who had 11 digs.
Stryker was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, everything went Holgate's way against Continental on Monday as Holgate made off with a 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Tigers have posted against the Pirates since September 24, 2018.
One reason for the win was Holgate's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-18, 25-15.
Stryker has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-6 record this season. As for Holgate, their victory bumped their record up to 5-7.
Stryker beat Holgate 3-1 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Holgate's Mya Tijerina, who had 36 digs. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Stryker still be able to contain Tijerina? There's only one way to find out.
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