After both having extra time off, the Genoa Area Comets and the Evergreen Vikings will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Genoa Area sitting on three straight victories and Evergreen on five.
On Thursday, Genoa Area made easy work of Fostoria and carried off a 3-0 win.
Genoa Area not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Fostoria between 15 and 16 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-16, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Evergreen got the win against Toledo Christian on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Evergreen was: they took every set by at least ten points. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-15, 25-10.
Evergreen's win came from a few key players Genoa Area will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Ireland Smallman, who had ten digs.
Evergreen's victory bumped their record up to 14-8. As for Genoa Area, their win bumped their record up to 9-13.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Genoa Area has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Evergreen struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.2 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Genoa Area might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Evergreen when the teams last played back in September of 2015. Can the Comets avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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