The Fruita Monument Wildcats will square off against the Durango Demons at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Fruita Monument took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Grand Junction as Fruita Monument made off with a 3-0 victory.
While Fruita Monument won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-23, 25-19.
Fruita Monument was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in eight consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Durango made easy work of Pagosa Springs on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win.
One reason for the win was Durango's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-17, 25-10.
Durango's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Eva Stewart, who had nine digs, four kills, and a block, and Mia Carozza, who had 11 digs. Stewart is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 21 or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season.
Fruita Monument's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-6. As for Durango, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Fruita Monument has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Durango struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Fruita Monument came out on top in a nail-biter against Durango in their previous matchup back in September, sneaking past 3-2. Will Fruita Monument repeat their success, or does Durango have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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