Volleyball Preview: Cedar Bluffs Wildcats vs. East Butler Tigers
On Monday Cedar Bluffs will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats takes on the East Butler Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Cedar Bluffs will be strutting in after a win while East Butler will be coming in after a loss.
Cedar Bluffs will bounce into Monday's game after beating Mead, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Cedar Bluffs walked away with a 2-0 victory over Mead on Thursday.
Cedar Bluffs never let Mead on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-21.
Cedar Bluffs can attribute much of their success to Macey Bubbert, who had nine digs and two aces. That's the most aces Bubbert has posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, East Butler was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to Lyons-Decatur Northeast. While the Tigers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Cougars 25-20 in the first set.
East Butler started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-15, 25-12, 25-13.
East Butler's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Madalynn Marsh, who had 18 digs and two aces, and Jessie Prochaska, who had ten digs and three aces.
Cedar Bluffs' win ended an eight-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-16. As for East Butler, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-19.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's contest: Cedar Bluffs has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.3 aces per game. However, it's not like East Butler struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Cedar Bluffs beat East Butler 2-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cedar Bluffs 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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