Volleyball Preview: Carlinville Cavaliers vs. Carrollton Hawks
Carlinville and Carrollton are an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2018, but not for long. The Carlinville Cavaliers will take on the Carrollton Hawks at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Carlinville sitting on seven straight wins and Carrollton on eight.
Carlinville will bounce into Saturday's match after beating Pana, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Carlinville came out on top against Pana by a score of 2-0 on Thursday.
Carlinville's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Pana to exactly 16 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Carrollton beat Southwestern 2-0 on Monday.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Carrollton took both sets by at least ten points. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-10.
Carlinville is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-4 record this season. As for Carrollton, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Carlinville has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6 aces per game. However, it's not like Carrollton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Carlinville came up short against Carrollton when the teams last played back in September, falling 2-0. Can Carlinville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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