El Dorado is 8-2 against Union Mine since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The El Dorado Cougars will look to defend their home court against the Union Mine Diamondbacks at 6:30 p.m. El Dorado will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
Last Tuesday, El Dorado had just enough and edged Bradshaw Christian out 3-2.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:three sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. The match finished with set scores of 27-29, 26-24, 27-25, 18-25, 15-4.
Morgan Bell went supernova for El Dorado, getting six digs and five aces. Bell is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season. Jocelyn Hunter was another key player, getting 11 digs.
El Dorado was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in eight consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, everything went Union Mine's way against Galt on Thursday as Union Mine made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Diamondbacks.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Union Mine was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-15, 25-12.
El Dorado is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season. As for Union Mine, their win bumped their record up to 17-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: El Dorado has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Union Mine struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
El Dorado came out on top in a nail-biter against Union Mine when the teams last played back in September, sneaking past 3-2. Does El Dorado have another victory up their sleeve, or will Union Mine turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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