Volleyball Preview: Gray's Creek Bears vs. Jack Britt Buccaneers
Gray's Creek is 9-1 against Jack Britt since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Gray's Creek Bears will look to defend their home court against the Jack Britt Buccaneers at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Gray's Creek has nine straight victories, Jack Britt has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Wednesday, everything went Gray's Creek's way against South View as Gray's Creek made off with a 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-17, 25-14.
Gray's Creek 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 five aces in 17 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Jack Britt came up short against Cape Fear on Thursday and fell 3-1.
Jack Britt was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Cape Fear work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 26-24, 22-25, 25-17.
Gray's Creek has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Jack Britt, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Gray's Creek has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Jack Britt struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Gray's Creek took their victory against Jack Britt when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will Gray's Creek repeat their success, or does Jack Britt have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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