Western Reserve is 9-1 against Crestview since September of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Western Reserve Roughriders will square off against the Crestview Cougars at 6:45 p.m. Western Reserve will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Last Tuesday, everything went Western Reserve's way against Plymouth as Western Reserve made off with a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Western Reserve took every set by at least 14 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-11, 25-10, 25-6.
Western Reserve was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since Thursday.
Meanwhile, Crestview lost 3-0 to St. Paul on Tuesday. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-15, 25-16.
Despite the loss, Crestview saw an underclassman step up: Lena Kahl had seven digs and three aces. That's the most aces Kahl has posted since back in August.
Western Reserve has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Crestview, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Western Reserve has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Crestview struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Western Reserve's way against Crestview in their previous meeting back in August as Western Reserve made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Western Reserve since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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