Aiken has gone 7-1 against Gilbert recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. Aiken is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road.
Last Wednesday, Aiken earned a 3-1 victory over Midland Valley.
Aiken was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-14, 18-25, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Gilbert got the win against Brookland-Cayce on Wednesday by a conclusive 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-12, 25-17.
Gilbert can attribute much of their success to Abigail Widmann, who had nine digs and two aces, and Maggie Harmon, who had three aces. The dominant performance gave Harmon a new career-high in aces.
Gilbert was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive games.
Aiken has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Gilbert, their record now sits at 10-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's matchup: Aiken has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Gilbert struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Aiken skirted past Gilbert 3-2 in their previous meeting back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Aiken 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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