The Green Canyon Wolves will face off against the Sky View Bobcats at 10:30 a.m. on Friday. Green Canyon is looking to tack on another W to their nine-game streak on the road.
Last Tuesday, Green Canyon made easy work of Mountain Crest and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-13, 25-17.
Green Canyon can attribute much of their success to Eliza Force, who had three digs and two aces, and Jaylee Blotter, who had nine digs. Force is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last five games she's played.
Green Canyon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 38 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Sky View had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They won by a set and slipped past the Stallions 3-2.
Sky View took Stansbury into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-16, 29-27, 21-25, 15-12.
Reese Seeley and Brynn Spackman were among the main playmakers for Sky View as the former had 17 digs and the latter had 13 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Paige Smith, who had 27 digs, three aces, and a kill.
Green Canyon's win bumped their record up to 26-2. As for Sky View, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-16 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Green Canyon has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 13.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Sky View struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Green Canyon beat Sky View 3-1 when the teams last played on October 1st. The rematch might be a little tougher for Green Canyon 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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