Volleyball Preview: Sacred Heart Gremlins vs. Cole Camp Blue Birds
The Sacred Heart Gremlins will head out on the road to face off against the Cole Camp Blue Birds at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sacred Heart will be strutting in after a win while Cole Camp will be coming in after a defeat.
Sacred Heart took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Lincoln. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Gremlins as it put an end to their five-game losing streak.
Sacred Heart never let Lincoln on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-20, 25-23.
Sacred Heart can attribute much of their success to Avery Epple, who hit 83.3% for five kills13 digs and a block. Epple has been hot recently, having also posted 17 or more assists the last ten times she's played.
Sacred Heart was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last seven matches.
Meanwhile, Cole Camp came up short against California on Monday and fell 3-1. While the Blue Birds didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Pintos 25-23 in the first set.
Cole Camp started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 29-27, 25-17, 25-17.
Sacred Heart's win bumped their record up to 5-15-1. As for Cole Camp, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Sacred Heart has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Cole Camp struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Sacred Heart suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Cole Camp in their previous matchup last Tuesday. Can Sacred Heart avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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