Volleyball Preview: New Bremen Cardinals vs. Minster Wildcats
New Bremen has gone 10-0 against Minster recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The New Bremen Cardinals will be playing in front of their home fans against the Minster Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
New Bremen took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They put the hurt on Arcanum with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The final score came out to 25-12, 25-18, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Minster waltzed into their contest on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Falcons 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Wildcats have posted since August 22nd.
The victory didn't come easy: Graham Local scored at least 16 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-4, 25-7.
Lauren Tyler was the offensive standout of the match as she had five digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last nine matchups.
Minster was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive games.
New Bremen pushed their record up to 13-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Minster, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: New Bremen has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 11 aces per game. However, it's not like Minster struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
New Bremen took their victory against Minster when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will New Bremen repeat their success, or does Minster have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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