Volleyball Preview: McEachern Indians vs. Campbell Spartans
The McEachern Indians's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Campbell Spartans at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, McEachern was able to grind out a solid victory over Paulding County, taking the game 2-0.
McEachern was dominant in the second set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Paulding County squad. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Campbell came tearing into last Thursday's match with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged the Scots out 2-1.
Campbell had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-19, 15-10.
Campbell was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in four consecutive games.
McEachern is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 12-17 record this season. As for Campbell, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: McEachern has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 5.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Campbell struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
McEachern came up short against Campbell when the teams last played on September 10th, falling 2-0. Can McEachern avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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