Highland has gone 7-0 against Quantico recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Highland Hawks are taking a road trip to square off against the Quantico Warriors at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Highland has ten straight victories, Quantico has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Tuesday, Highland made easy work of Foxcroft and carried off a 3-0 win.
Highland was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-21, 25-19.
Highland found their leader in underclassman Sarah Johnson, who had three aces and 32 assists. Johnson is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last 13 games she's played dating back to last season.
Highland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Quantico lost 3-0 to Tandem Friends on Friday.
Quantico 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, 25-18.
Highland pushed their record up to 12-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Quantico, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Highland has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Quantico struggles in that department as they've been averaging 16.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Highland's way against Quantico when the teams last played back in September, as Highland made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Highland since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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