Volleyball Preview: Carson Cougars vs. South Rowan Raiders
Carson and South Rowan are an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2018, but not for long. The Carson Cougars will play host again on Monday to welcome the South Rowan Raiders, where the match is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. South Rowan took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Carson, who comes in off a win.
Last Wednesday, everything went Carson's way against Concord as Carson made off with a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Carson took every set by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-6, 25-10.
Kaylee Thonen was the offensive standout of the game as she had eight digs and four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Carson was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Meanwhile, South Rowan suffered their biggest loss since September 9th on Wednesday. They lost 3-0 to West Davidson. The Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The 3-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-22, 25-22.
South Rowan's defeat came about despite a quality game from Campbell Withers, who had 27 digs.
Carson has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for South Rowan, their loss dropped their record down to 14-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's matchup: Carson has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.7 aces per game. However, it's not like South Rowan struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Carson took their win against South Rowan in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will Carson repeat their success, or does South Rowan have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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