Volleyball Preview: Ashland-Greenwood Bluejays vs. Gross Catholic Cougars
The Ashland-Greenwood Bluejays will square off against the Gross Catholic Cougars at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Ashland-Greenwood will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
Last Thursday, Ashland-Greenwood got the win against Fort Calhoun by a conclusive 3-0.
Ashland-Greenwood walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the second set). The final score came out to 25-21, 25-14, 25-17.
Ashland-Greenwood found their leader in underclassman Averi Bridges, who had ten digs and five aces. Those five aces gave Bridges a new career-high.
Ashland-Greenwood was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Gross Catholic challenged Duchesne on Monday. Gross Catholic fell just short of Duchesne by a score of 2-1.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Gross Catholic sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 20-25, 25-21.
Ashland-Greenwood has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Gross Catholic, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's match: Ashland-Greenwood has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Gross Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Ashland-Greenwood was able to grind out a solid victory over Gross Catholic in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 2-0. Will Ashland-Greenwood repeat their success, or does Gross Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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