Volleyball Preview: Cambridge Bobcats vs. Indian Creek Redskins
The Cambridge Bobcats will face off against the Indian Creek Redskins at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with 11 losses in a row, Cambridge finally turned things around against Zanesville on Monday. They put the hurt on the Blue Devils with a sharp 3-0 victory. The contest marked the Bobcats' most dominant win of the season.
While Cambridge won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-18, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Indian Creek posted their biggest victory since September 3rd on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Edison. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Redskins as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Indian Creek was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-10, 25-9.
Indian Creek's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Allison Mcgraw, who had seven digs and four aces, and Gabby Taylor, who had 12 assists. That's the most aces Mcgraw has posted since back in September.
Indian Creek was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in three consecutive matches.
Cambridge's victory ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-16. As for Indian Creek, their win bumped their record up to 7-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Cambridge has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Indian Creek struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Cambridge suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Indian Creek when the teams last played back in August. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Taylor, who had six aces and four digs. Now that Cambridge knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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