Volleyball Preview: Oak Hill Golden Eagles vs. Blackford Bruins
Oak Hill is 10-0 against Blackford since August of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Oak Hill Golden Eagles will stay at home for another game and welcome the Blackford Bruins at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, Oak Hill made easy work of Lewis Cass and carried off a 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Golden Eagles have posted against the Kings since August 23, 2018.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-19, 25-9.
Meanwhile, everything went Blackford's way against Anderson on Thursday as Blackford made off with a 3-0 win.
Blackford's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Anderson between 17 and 20 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-20, 25-19.
Blackford 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 seven aces in three consecutive matches.
Oak Hill is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. As for Blackford, their victory bumped their record up to 9-17.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Oak Hill has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Blackford struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Oak Hill beat Blackford 3-1 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Does Oak Hill have another victory up their sleeve, or will Blackford turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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