Chagrin Falls has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. After both having extra time off, they and the Chippewa Chipps will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:00 p.m.
Chagrin Falls lost 3-0 to Hawken on Wednesday. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Hawks recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Chagrin Falls couldn't get the win, but they sure gave Hawken a tough time in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-23, 30-28.
Even though they lost, Chagrin Falls was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in ten consecutive games.
Meanwhile, everything went Chippewa's way against Northwestern on Thursday as Chippewa made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Chipps.
Chippewa's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Northwestern between 14 and 17 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-14, 25-17.
Chippewa can attribute much of their success to Margaret Fulton, who had seven digs, five aces, three kills, and a block, and Ava Panaciulli, who had 21 digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave Fulton a new career-high in aces.
Chagrin Falls now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Chippewa, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-12 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Chagrin Falls has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Chippewa struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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