Volleyball Preview: Edgewood Crusaders vs. Middleton Cardinals
The Edgewood Crusaders will take on the Middleton Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Middleton is hoping to do what Watertown couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Edgewood's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Edgewood put the hurt on Watertown with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Edgewood never let Watertown on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-23, 25-17.
Sophia Lowery and Elle Siniscalchi were among the main playmakers for Edgewood as the former had nine digs and three aces and the latter had six digs. That's the most aces Lowery has posted in her last ten contests.
Edgewood was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. They are 5-1 when they serve at least ten aces.
Meanwhile, Middleton came into Tuesday's game having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Everything went their way against Janesville Parker on Tuesday as Middleton made off with a 3-0 win.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-13, 25-17.
Edgewood is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-7 record this season. As for Middleton, their victory bumped their record up to 27-5.
Edgewood beat Middleton 3-1 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Does Edgewood have another victory up their sleeve, or will Middleton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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