Volleyball Preview: Cape Hatteras Hurricanes vs. Columbia Wildcats
Cape Hatteras has gone 10-0 against Columbia recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Cape Hatteras Hurricanes will look to defend their home court against the Columbia Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cape Hatteras has four straight victories, Columbia has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Wednesday, Cape Hatteras got the win against Mattamuskeet by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Cape Hatteras was: they took every set by at least nine points. After all that action, the final score was 25-9, 25-16, 25-14.
Cape Hatteras 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 nine consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Columbia came up short against Bear Grass Charter on Thursday, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-13, 25-11, 25-20.
Cape Hatteras is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. As for Columbia, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Cape Hatteras has serving mastered this season, having averaged 10.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Columbia struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Cape Hatteras took their win against Columbia in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Cape Hatteras repeat their success, or does Columbia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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