Cherryville and Piedmont Community Charter are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2017, but not for long. The Cherryville Ironmen will host the Piedmont Community Charter Patriots at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Piedmont Community Charter is hoping to do what Thomas Jefferson couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Cherryville's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Cherryville put the hurt on Thomas Jefferson with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Cherryville's got stronger as the match went on, holding Thomas Jefferson to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-17, 25-6.
Cherryville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Piedmont Community Charter got the win against Queen's Grant on Friday by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Piedmont Community Charter was: they took every set by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-7, 25-5, 25-11.
Cherryville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Piedmont Community Charter, they pushed their record up to 16-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Cherryville has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 12.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Piedmont Community Charter struggles in that department as they've been averaging 18.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Cherryville suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Piedmont Community Charter in their previous meeting back in December of 2020. Will Cherryville have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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