West Grand is 8-1 against Caprock Academy since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The West Grand Mustangs will stay at home for another game and welcome the Caprock Academy Eagles at 3:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Back in October, West Grand was able to grind out a solid win over Vail Christian, taking the game 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-21, 19-25, 25-22.
Meanwhile, everything went Caprock Academy's way against De Beque on Wednesday as Caprock Academy made off with a 3-0 victory.
Caprock Academy was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-16, 25-20.
Caprock Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in ten consecutive contests.
West Grand's win bumped their record up to 13-6. As for Caprock Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 17-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: West Grand has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Caprock Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
West Grand came up short against Caprock Academy when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can West Grand avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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