Howells-Dodge hasn't had much luck against Oakland-Craig recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Jaguars will take on the Knights at 2:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Howells-Dodge will bounce into Saturday's contest after beating North Bend Central, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Jaguars walked away with a 2-0 win over the Tigers on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Jaguars.
Howells-Dodge never let North Bend Central on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Oakland-Craig earned a 2-0 victory over Wisner-Pilger on Thursday.
Oakland-Craig easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-11.
Oakland-Craig's win bumped their record up to 23-6. As for Howells-Dodge, their victory bumped their record up to 15-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's match: Howells-Dodge has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Oakland-Craig struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 6.7 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Howells-Dodge suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Oakland-Craig in their previous meeting back in August. Can the Jaguars avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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