Volleyball Preview: Winchester Community Golden Falcons vs. Cambridge City Lincoln Golden Eagles
Winchester Community has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will host the Cambridge City Lincoln Golden Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Winchester Community made easy work of Randolph Southern and carried off a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Winchester Community was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-15, 25-13.
Winchester Community 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 12 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Cambridge City Lincoln can finally bid farewell to their seven-game losing streak thanks to their game on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Knightstown.
Cambridge City Lincoln had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 18-25, 26-24, 25-17, 25-20.
Winchester Community is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Cambridge City Lincoln, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-19.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Winchester Community has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 12.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Cambridge City Lincoln struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Winchester Community was able to grind out a solid victory over Cambridge City Lincoln in their previous meeting back in August, winning 2-0. Will Winchester Community repeat their success, or does Cambridge City Lincoln have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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