Volleyball Preview: Greensburg Pirates vs. Madison Cubs
Greensburg and Madison are an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2017, but not for long. The Greensburg Pirates will square off against the Madison Cubs at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Greensburg is coming into the contest hot, having won their last seven games.
On Thursday, Greensburg got the win against South Decatur by a conclusive 3-0.
A big factor in the win was Greensburg's feisty defense: they held South Decatur to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-12, 25-9.
Greensburg found their leader in underclassman Kirkley Lowe, who had 15 digs.
Greensburg was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Madison sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Jeffersonville on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cubs.
Madison took Jeffersonville into a fifth set where they got it done with a eight-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 25-22, 25-14, 22-25, 15-7.
Greensburg is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Madison, their victory bumped their record up to 11-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's match: Greensburg has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 9.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Madison struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Greensburg's way against Madison in their previous matchup on September 5th, as Greensburg made off with a 3-0 win. Does Greensburg have another victory up their sleeve, or will Madison turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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