Volleyball Preview: Forreston Cardinals vs. Pecatonica Indians
Forreston has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to square off against the Pecatonica Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Forreston was able to grind out a solid victory over Pearl City, taking the game 2-0.
Forreston easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-13.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Forreston to victory, but perhaps none more so than Aubrey Sanders, who had seven digs and two aces. That's the most aces Sanders has posted in her last four matchups.
Meanwhile, Pecatonica earned a 2-0 win over Orangeville on Tuesday.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Pecatonica was: they took both sets by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-14.
Pecatonica's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Paige Lender, who had 13 digs, and Jaidon Hastings, who had four kills and two aces. Lender is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Forreston has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-13 record this season. As for Pecatonica, their record is now 20-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Forreston has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Pecatonica struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Forreston came up short against Pecatonica in their previous meeting back in September, falling 2-0. Can Forreston avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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