Cleveland has won three straight games at home, while Garner has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Cleveland Rams will host the Garner Trojans at 5:30 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, Cleveland got the win against Willow Spring by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Cleveland was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-13, 25-15.
Cleveland can attribute much of their success to Sadie Johnston, who had 24 digs and a kill, and Addison Evans, who had ten digs, three kills, and 24 assists. Evans is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 18 or more in the last 22 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Lauren Goodison, who had six digs and four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Cleveland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Garner made easy work of Fuquay - Varina on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Garner was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-14, 25-22.
Cleveland is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for Garner, their win bumped their record up to 12-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Cleveland hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 11.7 blocks per game. It's a different story for Garner, though, as they've been averaging only 1.7. Given Cleveland's sizable advantage in that area, Garner will need to find a way to close that gap.
Cleveland was able to grind out a solid victory over Garner in their previous matchup back in September, winning 3-1. Does Cleveland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Garner turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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