Foothill is 9-1 against Shasta since October of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 1:00 p.m. Foothill is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
Foothill is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup last Wednesday. They had just enough and edged Pleasant Valley out 3-2.
Foothill wouldn't go down easily and took Pleasant Valley into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-16, 25-16, 16-25, 15-8.
Emily Rafferty was a one-man wrecking crew for Foothill as she had 16 digs and six aces. The dominant performance gave Rafferty a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaymes Arnold, who had seven digs and 16 assists.
Foothill was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in seven consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Shasta entered their tilt with Chico last Wednesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 3-1.
Shasta was especially dominant in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-18, 23-25, 25-13.
Foothill's win bumped their record up to 29-4. As for Shasta, they pushed their record up to 24-4 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: Foothill has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11 aces per game. However, it's not like Shasta struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Foothill took their win against Shasta in their previous meeting back in October by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Foothill since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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