Volleyball Preview: Edgewood Mustangs vs. Bloomington North Cougars
Edgewood has enjoyed the comforts of home their last six games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to face off against the Bloomington North Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Edgewood made easy work of Cloverdale and carried off a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Edgewood was: they took every set by at least 13 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-12, 25-6.
Edgewood was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last 12 matchups.
Meanwhile, Bloomington North earned a 2-0 victory over Martinsville on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
Bloomington North easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-19.
Edgewood pushed their record up to 14-13 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Bloomington North, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Edgewood has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8 aces per game. However, it's not like Bloomington North struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Edgewood came up short against Bloomington North in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Edgewood avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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