Volleyball Preview: Carson Senators vs. Reno Huskies
Carson is 0-10 against Reno since September of 2018 but things could change on Wednesday. The Carson Senators will face off against the Reno Huskies at 6:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Wednesday.
Reno is hoping to do what Reed couldn't two weeks ago: put an end to Carson's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Everything went Carson's way against Reed as Carson made off with a 3-0 win.
After all that action, the final score was 25-9, 25-19, 25-15.
Carson couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 73.3% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 0% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 38.9%.
Meanwhile, Reno faced McQueen in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Reno blew past McQueen 3-0. Winning may never get old, but the Huskies sure are getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-14, 25-20.
Morgan Brenner and Bhavisha Patil were among the main playmakers for Reno as the former had five digs and 18 assists and the latter had 12 digs. Brenner has been hot recently, having posted ten or more assists the last six times she's played.
Carson pushed their record up to 11-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Reno, their record is now 9-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's match: Carson has serving mastered this season, having averaged 9.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Reno struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Carson suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Reno in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Can Carson avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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