Carey and McComb are an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2016, but not for long. The Carey Blue Devils are taking a road trip to challenge the McComb Panthers at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
McComb is hoping to do what Colonel Crawford couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Carey's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Everything went Carey's way against Colonel Crawford as Carey made off with a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Carey took every set by at least 12 points. The final score came out to 25-7, 25-6, 25-13.
Carey had a senior duo take command as Rachel Reinhart had ten digs and two aces and Parker Vackert hit 85.7% for 12 killsten digs, three aces, and a block. Vackert is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had six or more in the last 21 games she's played dating back to last season.
Carey was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Arlington typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday McComb proved too difficult a challenge. They put the hurt on the Red Devils with a sharp 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
A big factor in the win was McComb's feisty defense: they held Arlington to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-19, 25-17.
Carey is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for McComb, their win ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Carey has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.1 aces per game. However, it's not like McComb struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Carey took their victory against McComb in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Carey since the squad 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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