Volleyball Preview: NorthWood Panthers vs. Culver Academies Eagles
NorthWood has gone 10-0 against Culver Academies recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The NorthWood Panthers will be staying on the road to face off against the Culver Academies Eagles at 10:00 a.m.
It was a proper cat-fight when NorthWood duked it out withWarsaw on Thursday. NorthWood lost 3-0 to Warsaw. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Panthers haven't been shut out since back in August.
NorthWood was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-22, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Culver Academies posted their biggest victory since September 4th on Thursday. Everything went their way against North Judson-San Pierre as Culver Academies made off with a 3-0 win.
Culver Academies never let North Judson-San Pierre on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-22, 25-18.
Barrett Brady and Elise Quandt were among the main playmakers for Culver Academies as the former had four digs and 15 assists and the latter had nine digs.
NorthWood's defeat dropped their record down to 17-5. As for Culver Academies, their victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: NorthWood hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 4 blocks per game. It's a different story for Culver Academies, though, as they've been averaging only 1. Given NorthWood's sizable advantage in that area, Culver Academies will need to find a way to close that gap.
NorthWood was able to grind out a solid win over Culver Academies in their previous matchup back in September, winning 2-0. Will NorthWood repeat their success, or does Culver Academies have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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