High Tech Mesa has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Lincoln Hornets at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday.
High Tech Mesa is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over El Camino.
High Tech Mesa was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-18, 24-26, 25-20.
High Tech Mesa can attribute much of their success to Blu Ellison, who had seven aces, and Jana Impreso, who had ten digs. Ellison is crushing it when it comes to aces: she's served at least two every time she's taken the court this season.
High Tech Mesa was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 22 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Lincoln waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with 15 straight wins... but they left with 16. They beat the Rattlers by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-9, 22-25, 25-12.
Lincoln's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Isabela Porfirio led the charge by getting 12 digs and two aces.
Lincoln pushed their record up to 26-7 with the victory, which was their 28th straight at home dating back to last season. As for High Tech Mesa, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-11 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: High Tech Mesa has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Lincoln struggles in that department as they've been averaging 15.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went High Tech Mesa's way against Lincoln in their previous meeting back in August of 2022, as High Tech Mesa made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for High Tech Mesa 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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