The Upland Highlanders/Scots are taking a road trip to challenge the Etiwanda Eagles at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, it was close, but Upland sidestepped Los Osos for a 3-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Highlanders/Scots.
Upland took Los Osos into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-21, 25-22, 22-25, 15-12.
Sydney Ryan was nothing short of spectacular: she had 15 digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last seven contests.
Meanwhile, Etiwanda waltzed into their match on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Everything went their way against the Cougars as they made off with a 3-0 win.
Etiwanda was especially dominant in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-19, 25-11.
Upland's record now sits at 10-3. As for Etiwanda, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-2 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's game: Upland has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 8.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Etiwanda struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Upland came up short against Etiwanda when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Etiwanda's Alina Parrales, who had 26 digs. Now that Upland knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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