Nimitz is 9-1 against Dekaney since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars challenges Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. Nimitz will be strutting in after a win while Dekaney will be coming in after a defeat.
Nimitz will bounce into Friday's match after beating Spring, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Nimitz walked away with a 3-1 victory over Spring on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
Nimitz walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the second set). The final score came out to 25-23, 25-12, 17-25, 25-21.
Nadya Cannon was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had 20 digs. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 10.6 digs per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Zion Mosby, who had 11 digs.
Nimitz was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Dekaney was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They came up short against MacArthur, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-16, 25-7.
Nimitz has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-19 record this season. As for Dekaney, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-14.
Everything went Nimitz's way against Dekaney when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Nimitz made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Nimitz repeat their success, or does Dekaney have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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