Culver Community and Bremen are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Culver Community Cavaliers will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Bremen Lions at 9:15 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Culver Community will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Westville, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Everything went Culver Community's way against Westville on Tuesday as Culver Community made off with a 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Cavaliers have posted against the Blackhawks since October 7, 2014.
Culver Community walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the second set). The final score came out to 25-17, 25-11, 25-19.
Culver Community found their leader in underclassman Ashlynn Berndt, who had nine digs and five aces. Those five aces set a new season-high mark for Berndt.
Culver Community was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 11 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Bremen entered their tilt with Knox on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Redskins.
Bremen walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-20, 23-25, 25-17.
Culver Community has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-5 record this season. As for Bremen, the victory got them back to even at 14-14.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Culver Community has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Bremen struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Culver Community beat Bremen 2-0 in their previous meeting back in August. Will Culver Community repeat their success, or does Bremen have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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