Chaparral is 10-0 against Highlands Ranch since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Chaparral has six straight victories, Highlands Ranch has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Chaparral is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Mountain Vista, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Chaparral was ranked first). Chaparral came out on top against Mountain Vista by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday.
Chaparral had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 28-26, 25-13, 25-16.
Ava Johnson and Jenna Baller were among the main playmakers for Chaparral as the former had 21 digs and two aces and the latter had nine digs and three aces. Johnson is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Highlands Ranch lost 3-0 to Ponderosa on Wednesday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-23, 25-16.
Highlands Ranch's loss came about despite a quality game from Kate Chiavacci, who had 13 digs.
Chaparral's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-1. As for Highlands Ranch, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-12.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Chaparral has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 9.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Highlands Ranch struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Chaparral took their victory against Highlands Ranch in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Chaparral since the team 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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