Volleyball Preview: Egyptian Pharaohs vs. Cobden Appleknockers
The Egyptian Pharaohs will challenge the Cobden Appleknockers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Egyptian is coming into the game on a six-game losing streak.
Last Thursday, Egyptian came up short against Century and fell 2-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Cobden was able to grind out a solid win over Shawnee on Wednesday, taking the game 2-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Appleknockers.
The victory didn't come easy: Shawnee scored at least 16 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-16.
Egyptian's defeat dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Cobden, they pushed their record up to 15-10 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: Egyptian has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Cobden struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Egyptian came up short against Cobden in their previous meeting back in September, falling 2-0. Can Egyptian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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