River Forest hasn't had much luck against Lowell recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The River Forest Ingots will take on the Lowell Red Devils at 11:00 a.m. Lowell took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on River Forest, who comes in off a win.
Last Monday, River Forest got the win against 21st Century Charter by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Ingots.
One reason for the win was River Forest's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-16, 25-13.
River Forest 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 five aces in 11 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Lowell didn't have quite enough to beat Hanover Central on Thursday and fell 3-2. The Red Devils haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Lowell sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 24-26, 25-23, 24-26, 15-10.
River Forest pushed their record up to 9-15 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Lowell, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-19.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: River Forest has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Lowell struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
River Forest came up short against Lowell when the teams last played back in August, falling 2-0. Can River Forest avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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