Wood Memorial is 3-0 against Cannelton since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. After both having extra time off, both will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 11:00 a.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, Wood Memorial earned a 3-1 win over Shoals.
Wood Memorial had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-19.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Cannelton, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over South Central on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Bulldogs have posted since September 12th.
The final score came out to 25-21, 25-16, 25-21.
Cannelton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Wood Memorial is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season. As for Cannelton, their win bumped their record up to 7-15.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: Wood Memorial has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Cannelton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Wood Memorial took their victory against Cannelton in their previous meeting back in October of 2022 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Wood Memorial have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cannelton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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