Volleyball Preview: Conestoga Cougars vs. Raymond Central Mustangs
Conestoga hasn't had much luck against Raymond Central recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Conestoga Cougars will look to defend their home court against the Raymond Central Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Conestoga sitting on four straight wins and Raymond Central on three.
Last Tuesday, everything went Conestoga's way against Fort Calhoun as Conestoga made off with a 3-0 victory.
Conestoga's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Fort Calhoun between 17 and 20 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-17, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Raymond Central made easy work of Louisville on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win.
While Raymond Central won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-10, 27-25.
Raymond Central's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Taylor Lockman, who had 13 digs and four aces, and Savannah Masek, who had ten digs, two aces, and a kill. Masek is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last 19 games she's played dating back to last season.
Raymond Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Conestoga has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. As for Raymond Central, their victory bumped their record up to 13-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Conestoga has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Raymond Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Conestoga might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Raymond Central when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Conestoga 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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