The Del Norte Tigers's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Hoehne Farmers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hoehne took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Del Norte, who comes in off a win.
On Saturday, everything went Del Norte's way against Monte Vista as Del Norte made off with a 3-0 victory.
Del Norte walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the third set). The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-20, 25-14.
Del Norte had a senior duo take command as Reese Brown had 15 kills, 11 digs, two aces, and a block and Kailee Gallegos had ten digs and 23 assists. Brown is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last seven games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Baylie Laymon, who had seven blocks and five kills.
Meanwhile, Hoehne unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Rye by a score of 3-2. The Farmers haven't had much luck with the Thunderbolts recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Hoehne took Rye into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 14-25, 25-22, 25-18, 24-26, 15-12.
Despite the defeat, Hoehne had strong showings from Cadence Doering, who had 15 digs and four aces, and Isabella Chacon, who had 16 digs. Those four aces gave Doering a new career-high.
Even though they lost, Hoehne was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rye only served nine.
Del Norte pushed their record up to 18-1 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Hoehne, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Del Norte has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Hoehne struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Del Norte might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Hoehne when the teams last played back in August of 2023. Will Del Norte have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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