Red Cloud has been on the road for three straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Deshler Dragons at 6:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, Red Cloud made easy work of Silver Lake and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 25-20, 25-22.
Red Cloud was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 2.3 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 9.6.
Meanwhile, everything went Deshler's way against Giltner on Friday as Deshler made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Dragons.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Deshler was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-13, 25-15.
Red Cloud is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season. As for Deshler, their victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Red Cloud has serving mastered this season, having averaged 5.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Deshler 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.
Red Cloud came up short against Deshler when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Will Red Cloud have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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