Volleyball Preview: Brownstown Central Braves vs. Silver Creek Dragons
Brownstown Central is on a seven-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Silver Creek is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Brownstown Central Braves will host the Silver Creek Dragons at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Tuesday, Brownstown Central got the win against Charlestown by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Brownstown Central took every set by at least nine points. After all that action, the final score was 25-16, 25-11, 25-16.
Jaydynn Yeadon and Finley Wheeler were among the main playmakers for Brownstown Central as the former had 23 digs and the latter had three digs and three aces. Yeadon is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had four or more in the last 52 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Davidson, who had five digs and four aces.
Davidson wasn't the only one working in the aces department: Brownstown Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Meanwhile, Silver Creek made easy work of Jeffersonville on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The final score came out to 25-11, 25-16, 25-19.
Silver Creek's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Savannah Hooe, who had five digs and three aces, and Dannah Kerberg, who had nine digs and three aces. That's the most aces Kerberg has posted since Thursday.
Brownstown Central's win bumped their record up to 14-1. As for Silver Creek, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Brownstown Central has serving mastered this season, having averaged 6.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Silver Creek struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Brownstown Central beat Silver Creek 2-0 in their previous matchup on Saturday. Does Brownstown Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Silver Creek turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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