Volleyball Preview: Silver Creek Dragons vs. Scottsburg Warriors
Silver Creek has gone 10-0 against Scottsburg recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Silver Creek Dragons will be staying on the road to face off against the Scottsburg Warriors at 12:30 p.m.
Silver Creek is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Avon just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Orioles by a score of 2-1.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Silver Creek sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-19, 21-25, 15-9.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Scottsburg had no problem doing just that on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Cougars as they made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Warriors.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Scottsburg was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-14, 25-14.
Scottsburg was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Harrison only served two.
Silver Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 19-12. As for Scottsburg, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-10 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Silver Creek has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Scottsburg struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Silver Creek's way against Scottsburg in their previous meeting back in August, as Silver Creek made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Silver Creek since the squad 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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