Volleyball Preview: Cashton Eagles vs. Hillsboro Tigers
Cashton hasn't had much luck against Hillsboro recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Cashton Eagles will be playing at home against the Hillsboro Tigers at 7:15 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cashton will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Wonewoc-Center, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Cashton blew past Wonewoc-Center 3-0 on Thursday. That looming 3-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Eagles yet this season.
Cashton never let Wonewoc-Center on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-20, 27-25.
Cashton had a senior duo take command as Marlee Schroeder had 11 digs and two aces and Brielle O'Neil had 14 digs.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Hillsboro faced off against Necedah on Thursday. Hillsboro came out on top against Necedah by a score of 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Hillsboro was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-22, 22-25, 25-16.
Kiana Liska was a one-man wrecking crew for Hillsboro as she had 12 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Liska has posted in her last seven matches.
Hillsboro was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in nine consecutive matchups.
Cashton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. As for Hillsboro, their victory bumped their record up to 22-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Cashton has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Hillsboro struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Cashton skirted past Hillsboro 3-2 in their previous matchup back in September. Does Cashton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hillsboro turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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