The Carey Blue Devils will face off against the Seneca East Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
On Tuesday, Carey came up short against Mohawk and fell 3-1. The Blue Devils have struggled against the Warriors recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Carey couldn't get the win, but they sure gave Mohawk a tough time in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 29-31, 25-12, 25-20.
Gabby Summit put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had 17 digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, Seneca East made easy work of Wynford on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Seneca East was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-22, 26-24.
Among those leading the charge was Alaina Chapman, who had eight digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Devynn Cheek, who had ten digs.
Seneca East was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in six consecutive games.
Carey's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-5. As for Seneca East, their record is now 9-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Carey has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 9.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Seneca East struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Carey came up short against Seneca East in their previous matchup on September 3rd, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Seneca East's Jaidyn Kagy-Alexander, who had 29 digs, two aces, and two aces. Now that Carey knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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