After six games on the road, Discovery Canyon is heading back home. They will welcome the Coronado Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Discovery Canyon didn't have quite enough to beat Falcon and fell 3-2.
Discovery Canyon took Falcon into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. After all that action, the final score was 23-25, 25-17, 25-21, 18-25, 16-14.
Even though they lost, Discovery Canyon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Coronado was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Woodland Park.
Coronado took a 1-0 lead headed into the second set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-22, 25-22, 25-20.
Discovery Canyon's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Coronado, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Discovery Canyon has serving mastered this season, having averaged 10.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Coronado struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Discovery Canyon beat Coronado 3-1 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Does Discovery Canyon have another victory up their sleeve, or will Coronado turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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