Volleyball Preview: Southwestern Randolph Cougars vs. West Stanly Colts
The Southwestern Randolph Cougars will square off against the West Stanly Colts at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Southwestern Randolph is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Newton-Conover.
Southwestern Randolph never let Newton-Conover on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-23, 25-9.
Southwestern Randolph was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, West Stanly entered their tilt with West Wilkes on Tuesday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They blew past the Blackhawks 3-0.
West Stanly walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the first set). The final score came out to 25-12, 25-18, 25-18.
Southwestern Randolph is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-11 record this season. As for West Stanly, their win was their 25th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 23-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Southwestern Randolph has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.2 aces per game. However, it's not like West Stanly struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Southwestern Randolph came up short against West Stanly in their previous meeting back in August, falling 3-1. Can Southwestern Randolph avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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