The Legacy Longhorns will square off against the Cimarron-Memorial Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Legacy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Canyon Springs. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Longhorns.
Legacy got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 30-28, 25-12, 25-14.
Legacy 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 nine aces in eight consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Cimarron-Memorial waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Jaguars as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Cimarron-Memorial was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-11, 25-11.
Cimarron-Memorial can attribute much of their success to Emily Zobrak, who had six digs and three aces.
Legacy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 17-17 record this season. As for Cimarron-Memorial, they pushed their record up to 25-10 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's game: Legacy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Cimarron-Memorial struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Legacy suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Cimarron-Memorial when the teams last played back in September. Can Legacy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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