The Wickenburg Wranglers will take on the St. John Paul II Catholic Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Wickenburg sitting on four straight wins and St. John Paul II Catholic on six.
Last Wednesday, Wickenburg was able to grind out a solid victory over Mountainside, taking the game 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-19, 27-25, 17-25, 25-20.
Wickenburg was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in eight consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, everything went St. John Paul II Catholic's way against Mohave Accelerated on Thursday as St. John Paul II Catholic made off with a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: St. John Paul II Catholic took every set by at least 17 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-8, 25-8.
Wickenburg's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-11. As for St. John Paul II Catholic, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-11 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Wickenburg has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11.5 aces per game. However, it's not like St. John Paul II Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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