Volleyball Preview: Carey Blue Devils vs. Upper Sandusky Rams
Carey has gone 9-1 against Upper Sandusky recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Carey Blue Devils will be staying on the road to face off against the Upper Sandusky Rams at 6:30 p.m. Upper Sandusky took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Carey, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, Carey got the win against Bucyrus by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Carey was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-5, 25-15, 25-7.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Carey to victory, but perhaps none more so than Rachel Reinhart, who had 14 digs and two aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Yost, who had ten digs.
Carey was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 18 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Upper Sandusky came up short against Buckeye Central on Tuesday and fell 3-1.
Upper Sandusky started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. After all that action, the final score was 19-25, 27-25, 25-14, 25-14.
Carey pushed their record up to 9-3 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Upper Sandusky, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Carey has serving mastered this season, having averaged 9.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Upper Sandusky struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Carey took their victory against Upper Sandusky in their previous meeting back in August by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Carey 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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