Volleyball Preview: Culver Community Cavaliers vs. South Central Satellites
Culver Community hasn't had much luck against South Central recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Culver Community Cavaliers will be staying on the road to face off against the South Central Satellites at 11:00 a.m. South Central took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Culver Community, who comes in off a win.
Culver Community is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Argos with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Culver Community was: they took every set by at least 15 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-10, 25-7.
Culver Community found their leader in underclassman Ashlynn Berndt, who had ten aces and six digs. Those ten aces gave Berndt a new career-high.
Culver Community was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 13 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, South Central was not able to break out of their rough patch last Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to New Prairie.
The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-18, 25-8.
Culver Community has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 19 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 25-5 record this season. As for South Central, their loss dropped their record down to 18-12.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: Culver Community has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.4 aces per game. However, it's not like South Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Culver Community came up short against South Central in their previous matchup back in August, falling 3-1. Can Culver Community avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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