Volleyball Preview: North Star Cougars vs. Everett Warriors
North Star is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Everett is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The North Star Cougars will host the Everett Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Thursday, North Star got the win against Rockwood by a conclusive 3-0.
A big factor in the win was North Star's feisty defense: they held Rockwood to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-12, 25-9.
North Star was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 12.
Meanwhile, Everett made easy work of McConnellsburg on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 win.
Everett never let McConnellsburg on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-21, 25-23.
North Star has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Everett, their victory bumped their record up to 10-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's contest: North Star has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 10 aces per game. However, it's not like Everett struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
North Star might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Everett in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will North Star have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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