The Discovery Canyon Thunder will square off against the Lewis-Palmer Rangers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Discovery Canyon has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight defeats, while Lewis-Palmer will come in with three straight wins.
Last Thursday, Discovery Canyon didn't have quite enough to beat Palmer Ridge and fell 3-2.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Discovery Canyon sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 26-24, 18-25, 25-18, 23-25, 15-10.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Karina Smith, who had 15 digs and four aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September.
Even though they lost, Discovery Canyon 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 five aces in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Lewis-Palmer made easy work of Air Academy on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The win didn't come easy: Air Academy scored at least 16 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-16, 25-12.
Discovery Canyon's loss dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Lewis-Palmer, their victory bumped their record up to 13-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Discovery Canyon has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Lewis-Palmer struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Discovery Canyon might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Lewis-Palmer in their previous matchup on October 3rd. Can Discovery Canyon avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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