The Rock Canyon Jaguars will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Lewis-Palmer Rangers at 1:15 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Rock Canyon is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Valor Christian, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Rock Canyon was ranked 11th). Rock Canyon fell 3-1 to Valor Christian on Friday.
The final score came out to 25-13, 21-25, 25-23, 25-23.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Lewis-Palmer's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They came up short against Legend, falling 3-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Rangers haven't been shut out since back in August.
Lewis-Palmer was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-13, 25-19.
Rock Canyon has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-7 record this season. As for Lewis-Palmer, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: Rock Canyon has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Lewis-Palmer struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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