Volleyball Preview: Cuyahoga Heights Red Wolves vs. Open Door Christian Patriots
The Cuyahoga Heights Red Wolves will head out to face off against the Open Door Christian Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Cuyahoga Heights beat Lowellville 3-1.
Cuyahoga Heights had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-16, 25-15, 28-26.
Cuyahoga Heights was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Open Door Christian waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They put the hurt on the Bears with a sharp 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-4, 25-11, 25-20.
Open Door Christian can attribute much of their success to Sammy Comer, who had seven digs and six aces, and Amylia Cintron, who had four aces and three digs. That's the most aces Comer has posted since back in September.
Cuyahoga Heights' victory bumped their record up to 11-8. As for Open Door Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Cuyahoga Heights has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9 aces per game. However, it's not like Open Door Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Cuyahoga Heights suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Open Door Christian in their previous meeting back in October of 2018. Can Cuyahoga Heights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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