After both having extra time off, the Conifer Lobos and the Timnath Cubs will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Conifer can't be too worried about heading out to take on Timnath: they just beat Standley Lake at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Conifer came out on top in a nail-biter against Standley Lake last Friday, sneaking past 3-2.
Conifer was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 19-25, 13-25, 25-11, 15-4.
Conifer was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in eight consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, everything went Timnath's way against Forge Christian on Saturday as Timnath made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cubs.
Timnath not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Forge Christian between 14 and 16 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-14, 25-16.
Timnath has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Conifer, their record is now 14-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Conifer has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Timnath struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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