James Monroe is 1-9 against Shady Spring since October of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The James Monroe Mavericks will face off against the Shady Spring Tigers at 5:30 p.m. James Monroe will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Last Tuesday, everything went James Monroe's way against Independence as James Monroe made off with a 3-0 victory.
James Monroe walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-12, 25-23.
Among those leading the charge was Skylar Clarkson, who had four digs and four aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Shady Spring earned a 2-0 victory over Princeton on Tuesday.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Shady Spring was: they took both sets by at least 13 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-12.
James Monroe's win was their 23rd straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 37-5-3. As for Shady Spring, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-21-1 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: James Monroe has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Shady Spring struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
James Monroe skirted past Shady Spring 2-1 in their previous meeting back in September. Will James Monroe repeat their success, or does Shady Spring have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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