Volleyball Preview: Minster Wildcats vs. New Bremen Cardinals
On Thursday Minster will have to hit the road after five straight games at home. They will venture away from home to take on the New Bremen Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Thursday.
Minster is headed into the game having just posted their biggest win since August 22nd on Monday. They blew past Graham Local 3-0.
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.
Minster can attribute much of their success to Lauren Tyler, who had five digs and two aces. That's the most aces Tyler has posted in her last nine contests.
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 matches.
Meanwhile, New Bremen got the win against Arcanum on Monday by a conclusive 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-12, 25-18, 25-13.
Minster's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-8. As for New Bremen, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Minster has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 8.3 aces per game. However, it's not like New Bremen struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Minster might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from New Bremen in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Minster avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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