Volleyball Preview: Strongsville Mustangs vs. GlenOak Golden Eagles
After both having extra time off, the Strongsville Mustangs and the GlenOak Golden Eagles will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Strongsville will be strutting in after a win while GlenOak will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Thursday, Strongsville made easy work of Cleveland Heights and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Strongsville was: they took every set by at least 16 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-2, 25-5.
Strongsville relied on the efforts of Gianna Grecol, who had six aces and 12 assists, and Emma Burdorff, who had six digs and four aces. That's the most aces Burdorff has posted since back in September.
Strongsville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 27 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, GlenOak was not able to break out of their rough patch last Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of Lake by a score of 3-2. While the Golden Eagles didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Blue Streaks 25-23 in the first set.
GlenOak was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Lake work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 27-25, 25-21, 23-25, 15-6.
GlenOak might have lost, but man, Emmerson Kush was a machine: she had 17 digs and three aces. Kush is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Strongsville is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for GlenOak, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-13.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Strongsville hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 5 blocks per game. It's a different story for GlenOak, though, as they've been averaging only 1.4. Given Strongsville's sizable advantage in that area, GlenOak will need to find a way to close that gap. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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