O'Connor is 7-0 against Highland since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Eagles takes on the Highland Hawks at 9:00 a.m. O'Connor will be looking to extend their current ten-game winning streak.
O'Connor is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Horizon, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (O'Connor was ranked second). O'Connor sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Horizon on Friday.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day O'Connor got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 21-25, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Highland earned a 3-1 win over Desert Ridge last Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hawks.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 17-25, 25-12, 25-13.
O'Connor's victory bumped their record up to 21-2. As for Highland, they are on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 19 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's match: O'Connor has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Highland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
O'Connor skirted past Highland 2-1 in their previous meeting back in August. Does O'Connor have another victory up their sleeve, or will Highland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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