Culver Academies is 0-10 against NorthWood since September of 2017 but things could change on Saturday. The Culver Academies Eagles will challenge the NorthWood Panthers at 10:00 a.m. NorthWood took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Culver Academies, who comes in off a win.
Culver Academies took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They put the hurt on North Judson-San Pierre with a sharp 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Eagles have posted since September 4th.
While Culver Academies won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-22, 25-18.
Barrett Brady and Elise Quandt were among the main playmakers for Culver Academies as the former had four digs and 15 assists and the latter had nine digs.
Meanwhile, NorthWood suffered their biggest defeat since August 20th on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to Warsaw. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
NorthWood was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-22, 25-21.
Culver Academies is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for NorthWood, their loss dropped their record down to 17-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Culver Academies has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.9 aces per game. However, it's not like NorthWood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Culver Academies came up short against NorthWood in their previous matchup back in September, falling 2-0. Can Culver Academies avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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