Volleyball Preview: Minster Wildcats vs. New Bremen Cardinals
On Thursday Minster will have to hit the road after five straight games at home. They will venture away from home to square off against the New Bremen Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Minster is headed into the game having just posted their biggest win since August 22nd on Monday. Everything went their way against Graham Local as Minster made off with a 3-0 victory.
While Minster might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Graham Local scored at least 16 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-4, 25-7.
Among those leading the charge was Lauren Tyler, who had five digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last nine matchups.
Minster was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, New Bremen made easy work of Arcanum on Monday and carried off a 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-18, 25-13.
Minster's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-8. As for New Bremen, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Minster has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 8.3 aces per game. However, it's not like New Bremen struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Minster might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from New Bremen when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Minster avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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