Rock Bridge has gone 8-2 against Smith-Cotton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Rock Bridge Bruins' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Smith-Cotton Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Rock Bridge sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Kickapoo.
Rock Bridge was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. After all that action, the final score was 22-25, 25-21, 25-22.
Terry Schrock went supernova for Rock Bridge, getting 20 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Schrock has posted since two weeks ago.
While Smith-Cotton didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-18-1), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against Versailles by a score of 2-0 on Saturday. The win was nothing new for Smith-Cotton as they're now sitting on three straight.
Rock Bridge has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Smith-Cotton, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Rock Bridge has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Smith-Cotton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Rock Bridge took their win against Smith-Cotton when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rock Bridge since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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