The Aurora Greenmen have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Copley Indians at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Aurora will be strutting in after a win while Copley will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Thursday, Aurora earned a 3-1 victory over Revere.
Aurora had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 16-25, 25-17, 25-23, 25-18.
Aurora can attribute much of their success to Lana Witmer, who had ten digs and three aces. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Witmer now served two or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, after a string of ten wins, Copley's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell 3-1 to Highland.
The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-22, 24-26, 25-16.
Copley might have lost, but man, Alexis Walker was a machine: she had 30 digs and two aces.
Aurora is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Copley, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Aurora has serving mastered this season, having averaged 11.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Copley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Aurora came up short against Copley when the teams last played back in August, falling 3-1. Will Aurora have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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