Volleyball Preview: Maine South Hawks vs. Glenbrook North Spartans
The Maine South Hawks's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Glenbrook North Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Maine South is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over Leyden.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Maine South took both sets by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-10.
Maine South couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 47.7% of their attack attempts. They are a perfect 4-0 when when their percentage is at least 0.4.
Meanwhile, Glenbrook North beat Maine East 2-0 on Tuesday.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Glenbrook North was: they took both sets by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-14.
Glenbrook North can attribute much of their success to Lauren Choi, who had four digs and three aces, and Morgan Choi, who had eight digs and two aces. That's the most aces Lauren has posted since back in September.
Maine South is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-9 record this season. As for Glenbrook North, their win bumped their record up to 23-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Maine South has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Glenbrook North struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Maine South came up short against Glenbrook North in their previous matchup on October 15th, falling 2-0. Can Maine South avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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