Ridgeview is 1-9 against Ponte Vedra since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Ridgeview Panthers will take on the Ponte Vedra Sharks at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Ridgeview is headed into the matchup having just posted their biggest victory since August 27th on Monday. Everything went their way against Clay as Ridgeview made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
The victory didn't come easy: Clay scored at least 16 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-16, 25-10.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Ridgeview to victory, but perhaps none more so than Payton Cannon, who had seven digs and 12 assists.
Ridgeview was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Ponte Vedra entered their tilt with Bishop Kenny on Thursday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They won by a set and slipped past the Crusaders 3-2.
Ponte Vedra was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (104-102), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 19-25, 18-25, 25-22, 15-10.
Ridgeview's win ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 6-18. As for Ponte Vedra, their victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Ridgeview has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Ponte Vedra struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Ridgeview might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Ponte Vedra in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can Ridgeview avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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