Volleyball Preview: Brunswick Blue Devils vs. Strongsville Mustangs
Brunswick is 9-1 against Strongsville since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Brunswick Blue Devils will square off against the Strongsville Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. Brunswick is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.
Last Thursday, Brunswick made easy work of Euclid and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Brunswick took every set by at least 19 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-4, 25-6, 25-3.
Ashlie Lieb and Lexi Must were among the main playmakers for Brunswick as the former had 15 aces and the latter had 12 aces and three digs. The dominant performance gave Must a new career-high in aces.
Brunswick couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 40% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Strongsville suffered their biggest loss since September 12, 2023 on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to Mentor. The Mustangs have struggled against the Cardinals recently, as their game on Thursday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Strongsville was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 29-27, 25-14, 25-20.
Brunswick pushed their record up to 12-6 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Strongsville, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-7.
Brunswick came out on top in a nail-biter against Strongsville in their previous matchup back in September, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Brunswick since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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