Volleyball Preview: Alcorn Central Bears vs. Lake Cormorant
The Alcorn Central Bears will venture away from home to face off against Lake Cormorant at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Alcorn Central got the win against Mantachie by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bears.
Alcorn Central never let Mantachie on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-12, 25-17.
Alcorn Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 27 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Lake Cormorant had already won 13 in a row and they went ahead and made it 14 on Saturday. They came out on top against the Jaguars by a score of 2-0.
Lake Cormorant was dominant in the first set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough DeSoto Central squad. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-17.
Alcorn Central is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-8 record this season. As for Lake Cormorant, their record is now 34-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Alcorn Central has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 10.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Lake Cormorant struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Alcorn Central came up short against Lake Cormorant in their previous meeting back in September, falling 2-0. Can Alcorn Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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