Carey hasn't had much luck against Monroeville recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Carey Blue Devils' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Monroeville Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Carey is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Western Reserve , sneaking past 3-2.
Carey wouldn't go down easily and took Western Reserve into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 19-25, 24-26, 25-10, 15-12.
Gabby Summit was the offensive standout of the game as she had 18 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Carey was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last five contests.
Meanwhile, Monroeville came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with four straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Raiders with a sharp 3-0 win.
Monroeville never let Lakota on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-18, 25-18.
Addison Homan and Kaci Poths were among the main playmakers for Monroeville as the former had 14 digs and the latter had four digs and 11 assists.
Carey has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Monroeville, their victory was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 23-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Carey has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Monroeville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Carey might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Monroeville when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can Carey avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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