Volleyball Preview: Shady Spring Tigers vs. James Monroe Mavericks
Shady Spring is 9-1 against James Monroe since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Shady Spring Tigers will host the James Monroe Mavericks at 5:30 p.m. Shady Spring will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak alive.
Last Tuesday, Shady Spring was able to grind out a solid win over Princeton, taking the game 2-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Shady Spring took both sets by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-12.
James Monroe aren't just finding success at home, as their game on Tuesday extended their overall winning streak to eight. Everything went their way against Independence as James Monroe made off with a 3-0 victory.
James Monroe was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-12, 25-23.
James Monroe can attribute much of their success to Skylar Clarkson, who had four digs and four aces. That's the most aces Clarkson has posted since back in September.
Shady Spring is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 25-21-1 record this season. As for James Monroe, their win bumped their record up to 37-5-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Shady Spring has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.2 aces per game. However, it's not like James Monroe struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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