Volleyball Preview: Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Bears vs. Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] Bobcats
The Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Bears will face off against the Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] Bobcats at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Laurel-Concord-Coleridge comes in on nine and Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] on three.
Last Thursday, everything went Laurel-Concord-Coleridge's way against Creighton as Laurel-Concord-Coleridge made off with a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Laurel-Concord-Coleridge took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-5, 25-5.
Meanwhile, Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] posted their biggest victory since September 17th on Thursday. They put the hurt on North Central with a sharp 3-0 win.
One reason for the win was Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard]'s just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-14, 25-11.
Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] found their leader in underclassman Belle Anson, who had six aces and three digs. Those six aces set a new season-high mark for Anson.
Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-2. As for Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard], they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-8 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Laurel-Concord-Coleridge has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge was able to grind out a solid win over Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 2-0. Does Laurel-Concord-Coleridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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