The Bristol Central Rams will face off against the Maloney Spartans at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Last Monday, everything went Bristol Central's way against Platt as Bristol Central made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Bristol Central was: they took every set by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-11, 25-9.
Among those leading the charge was Daigelis Figueroa, who had 13 digs.
Bristol Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Maloney put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Bristol Eastern 3-0.
Maloney walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the first set). The final score came out to 25-7, 25-21, 25-19.
Bristol Central is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-7 record this season. As for Maloney, they pushed their record up to 12-0 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Bristol Central has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Maloney struggles in that department as they've been averaging 17.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Bristol Central took their win against Maloney when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Bristol Central repeat their success, or does Maloney have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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