Volleyball Preview: Creekside Knights vs. Bartram Trail Bears
After both having extra time off, the Creekside Knights and the Bartram Trail Bears will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Creekside is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest loss since August 27th last Wednesday. They lost 3-0 to Beachside.
While Creekside was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 25-15, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Bartram Trail narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Nease 3-2.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Bartram Trail who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 22-25, 25-23, 21-25, 15-10.
Kate Piekarczyk went supernova for Bartram Trail, getting 25 digs.
Bartram Trail was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 17 consecutive games.
Creekside's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-4. As for Bartram Trail, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Creekside has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 8.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Bartram Trail struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Creekside's way against Bartram Trail in their previous meeting on September 10th, as Creekside made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Creekside 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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