After both having extra time off, the Calexico Bulldogs and the Mountain Empire Redhawks will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Calexico is coming into the game hot, having won their last six games.
Calexico won the last time they faced Vincent Memorial and Sissi Sierra Lugo did her part to make sure it happened again. Everything went Calexico's way against Vincent Memorial on Thursday as Calexico made off with a 3-0 victory thanks in part to Sierra Lugo, who had 13 aces, eight digs, and a kill. Those 13 aces gave her a new career-high.
While Calexico won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-5, 25-5.
Calexico was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 25 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Mountain Empire came up short against O'Farrell Charter on Thursday and fell 3-1. The Redhawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mountain Empire started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-18, 25-13, 25-18.
Calexico is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 19-13 record this season. As for Mountain Empire, their loss dropped their record down to 14-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's contest: Calexico has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 14.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Mountain Empire struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Calexico took their win against Mountain Empire in their previous meeting back in September of 2016 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Calexico have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mountain Empire turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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