Volleyball Preview: Garner Trojans vs. Cleveland Rams
Garner hasn't had much luck against Cleveland recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Garner Trojans will face off against the Cleveland Rams at 5:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a six-game winning streak alive.
Last Tuesday, Garner made easy work of Fuquay - Varina and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Garner was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-14, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Cleveland got the win against Willow Spring on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Cleveland was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-13, 25-15.
Cleveland's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Sadie Johnston, who had 24 digs and a kill, and Addison Evans, who had ten digs, three kills, and 24 assists. Evans is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 18 or more in the last 22 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Lauren Goodison, who had six digs and four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Cleveland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive matchups.
Garner is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Cleveland, they pushed their record up to 18-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Garner has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Cleveland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Garner came up short against Cleveland when the teams last played back in September, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Johnston, who had 43 digs and eight aces. Now that Garner knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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