Volleyball Preview: CSTHEA Patriots vs. Silverdale Academy Seahawks
CSTHEA is 1-9 against Silverdale Academy since August of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The CSTHEA Patriots are on the road again to play the Silverdale Academy Seahawks at 6:00 p.m.
CSTHEA is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering New Life Camp just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Storm by a score of 2-1.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, CSTHEA sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-19, 20-25, 16-14.
Even though they lost, CSTHEA was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Silverdale Academy waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Mountain Lions.
The win didn't come easy: St. Andrews-Sewanee scored at least 16 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-8, 25-10.
Isabella Cofer went supernova for Silverdale Academy, getting 15 digs and ten aces. The dominant performance gave Cofer a new career-high in aces.
CSTHEA's loss dropped their record down to 21-7-2. As for Silverdale Academy, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's game: CSTHEA has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 11.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Silverdale Academy 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.
CSTHEA came up short against Silverdale Academy in their previous matchup back in August, falling 3-1. Can CSTHEA avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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