After both having extra time off, the Sultana Sultans and the Apple Valley Sun Devils will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Sultana is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
Last Thursday, it was close, but Sultana sidestepped Hesperia for a 3-2 win.
Sultana took Hesperia into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 17-25, 25-27, 25-19, 15-10.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Sultana to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brooklyn Kelly, who had six digs and four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Sultana was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 13 aces in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Apple Valley came up short against Burroughs last Thursday, falling 3-0. The Sun Devils haven't had much luck with the Burros recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
The final score came out to 25-20, 25-16, 25-16.
Sultana has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 16-11 record this season. As for Apple Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Sultana has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Apple Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Sultana was able to grind out a solid victory over Apple Valley in their previous meeting back in September, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sultana 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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