Volleyball Preview: Carrboro Jaguars vs. J.F. Webb Warriors
Carrboro has gone 9-0 against J.F. Webb recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Carrboro Jaguars will be playing in front of their home fans against the J.F. Webb Warriors at 5:45 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Carrboro has ten straight wins, J.F. Webb has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Tuesday, Carrboro got the win against Louisburg by a conclusive 3-0.
Carrboro never let Louisburg on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-23, 25-13.
Carrboro was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 13 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, J.F. Webb came up short against Bunn on Monday, falling 3-0.
J.F. Webb took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-13, 25-14.
Carrboro has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for J.F. Webb, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Carrboro has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 15.6 aces per game. However, it's not like J.F. Webb struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Carrboro took their victory against J.F. Webb in their previous matchup back in August by a conclusive 3-0. Will Carrboro repeat their success, or does J.F. Webb have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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