Volleyball Preview: Aurora Greenmen vs. Highland Hornets
Aurora is 1-9 against Highland since October of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Aurora Greenmen will square off against the Highland Hornets at 7:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Aurora comes in on three and Highland on five.
Last Tuesday, Aurora made easy work of Barberton and carried off a 3-0 victory.
While Aurora won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-16, 25-23.
Meanwhile, everything went Highland's way against Cuyahoga Falls on Tuesday as Highland made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Highland was: they took every set by at least 15 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-6, 25-10, 25-2.
Highland's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Ashley Shefferly, who had seven digs, five aces, and two kills, and Carley Niese, who had five digs and three aces. Shefferly is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last 45 games she's played dating back to last season.
Highland couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 46.3% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was back in September of 2023.
Aurora's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-7. As for Highland, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season.
Aurora might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Highland when the teams last played back in September. Can Aurora avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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