After both having extra time off, the Buena Vista Demons and the Middle Park Panthers will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Buena Vista took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. Everything went their way against South Park as Buena Vista made off with a 3-0 win.
While Buena Vista won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-13, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Middle Park earned a 3-1 victory over Arrupe Jesuit last Saturday.
Middle Park was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-21, 23-25, 25-17.
Middle Park was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Buena Vista's win bumped their record up to 11-9. As for Middle Park, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Buena Vista has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Middle Park struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Buena Vista skirted past Middle Park 2-1 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Buena Vista repeat their success, or does Middle Park have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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