Volleyball Preview: Cuba City Cubans vs. Riverdale Chieftains
Cuba City has gone 9-1 against Riverdale recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Cuba City Cubans will stay at home for another game and welcome the Riverdale Chieftains at 7:15 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, everything went Cuba City's way against Fennimore as Cuba City made off with a 3-0 victory.
Cuba City was especially dominant in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-21, 25-15.
Cuba City can attribute much of their success to Aly Ingersoll, who had 12 digs. Ingersoll is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last three games she's played.
Cuba City was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Riverdale beat Boscobel 3-1 on Tuesday.
Riverdale had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-12, 25-14, 25-22.
Cuba City pushed their record up to 20-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Riverdale, their victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 8-15.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Cuba City has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7 aces per game. However, it's not like Riverdale struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Cuba City took their win against Riverdale in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will Cuba City repeat their success, or does Riverdale have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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