Volleyball Game Preview: North Oldham Mustangs vs. Oldham County Colonels

By Team Reports Sep 25, 2024, 12:22am

Volleyball Preview: North Oldham Mustangs vs. Oldham County Colonels

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North Oldham is 9-1 against Oldham County since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The North Oldham Mustangs will challenge the Oldham County Colonels at 7:30 p.m. North Oldham will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.

On Tuesday, North Oldham got the win against Holy Cross by a conclusive 3-0.

North Oldham walked away with the win (but they looked especially good in the third set). The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-21, 25-11.

Campbell Floyd went supernova for North Oldham, getting 30 digs. Floyd is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 16 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.

North Oldham 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 five aces in four consecutive matches.

Meanwhile, Oldham County made easy work of Providence on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Colonels.

Oldham County's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Providence between 20 and 21 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-21, 25-20.

North Oldham has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Oldham County, they pushed their record up to 13-4 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.

Everything went North Oldham's way against Oldham County in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as North Oldham made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Oldham since the team 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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