Volleyball Preview: Mohawk Warriors vs. Colonel Crawford Eagles
Mohawk is 8-2 against Colonel Crawford since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Mohawk Warriors are taking a road trip to take on the Colonel Crawford Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Mohawk is looking to tack on another W to their 17-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Last Saturday, Mohawk beat Columbian 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 9-25, 25-16, 25-23.
Mohawk can attribute much of their success to Anna Russell, who had nine digs, and Averie Barth, who had four digs and four aces. That's the most aces Barth has posted since back in August.
Mohawk 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 11 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Colonel Crawford was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 3-0 to Wynford.
After all that action, the final score was 25-15, 25-21, 25-17.
Colonel Crawford's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Sophia Gray, who had 12 digs and three aces, and Ella Agee, who had seven digs.
Mohawk's win bumped their record up to 10-0. As for Colonel Crawford, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Mohawk has serving mastered this season, having averaged 9.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Colonel Crawford struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Mohawk's way against Colonel Crawford in their previous matchup back in August as Mohawk made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mohawk since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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