El Dorado is 9-1 against Del Valle since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, both will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 6:35 p.m. El Dorado will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Last Tuesday, El Dorado got the win against Parkland by a conclusive 3-0.
El Dorado walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-20, 25-20.
Penelope Garcia had a dynamite game for El Dorado, getting seven digs, five aces, and two kills. That's the most aces Garcia has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Angelina Mcgriff, who had 12 kills, five digs, two aces, and a block.
El Dorado was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their ace total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Del Valle didn't have quite enough to beat Hanks on Tuesday and fell 3-2.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Del Valle sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-20, 20-25, 25-22, 18-25, 15-8.
El Dorado has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-15 record this season. As for Del Valle, their loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 16-14.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: El Dorado has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Del Valle struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. 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 Del Valle in their previous matchup on October 1st, sneaking past 3-2. Will El Dorado repeat their success, or does Del Valle have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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