The Tuslaw Mustangs are on the road again on Thursday to play the Lake Catholic Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Tuesday, Tuslaw got the win against Northwestern by a conclusive 3-0.
Tuslaw never let Northwestern on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-23, 25-21.
Tuslaw was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Lake Catholic made easy work of Orrville on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
While Lake Catholic won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-9, 25-7, 25-22.
Ava Starr was a one-man wrecking crew for Lake Catholic as she had four digs and three aces. Starr has been hot recently, having also posted 16 or more assists the last 21 times she's played.
Tuslaw's win bumped their record up to 14-10. As for Lake Catholic, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Tuslaw has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Lake Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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