The University Prep Panthers will face off against the Pierce Bears at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. University Prep will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
University Prep is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Colusa , sneaking past 3-2.
University Prep was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (113-98), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 13-25, 28-26, 16-25, 26-24, 15-13.
Maddy Rossman was nothing short of spectacular: she had 31 digs and six aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in October of 2023.
University Prep 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 17 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Pierce beat Willows 3-1 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bears.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-21, 10-25, 25-19.
University Prep has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-13 record this season. As for Pierce, their record is now 26-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: University Prep has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Pierce struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
University Prep suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Pierce in their previous meeting back in August. Can University Prep avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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