Cheyenne Mountain has gone 8-2 against Air Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Cheyenne Mountain Red-Tailed Hawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Air Academy Kadets at 6:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Cheyenne Mountain's favor as the team sits on six straight wins at home while Air Academy has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
Last Thursday, Cheyenne Mountain earned a 3-1 win over Discovery Canyon.
Cheyenne Mountain 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 18-25, 25-16, 26-24, 25-16.
Among those leading the charge was Brynn Ressler, who had 11 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Cheyenne Mountain was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Air Academy narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Fountain-Fort Carson 2-1.
Air Academy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-21, 15-13.
Cheyenne Mountain is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Air Academy, their win bumped their record up to 7-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Cheyenne Mountain has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9 aces per game. However, it's not like Air Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Cheyenne Mountain was able to grind out a solid victory over Air Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Will Cheyenne Mountain repeat their success, or does Air Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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