After both having extra time off, the New London Wildcats and the New Bremen Cardinals will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as New London comes in on three and New Bremen on four.
New London is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Buckeye Central 3-2.
New London was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (109-102), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-22, 17-25, 26-24, 15-13.
Ava Ringler had an outrageously good game as she had 17 digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September.
New Bremen extended their home winning streak to 14 games thanks to a huge performance from Keira Steininger. Everything went New Bremen's way against Minster on Wednesday as New Bremen made off with a 3-0 win thanks in part to Steininger, who had 11 digs and five aces. Ringler has been hot , having also posted 13 or more digs the last seven times she's played.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant New Bremen was: they took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-10, 25-13.
New Bremen couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 64.7% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
New London now has a winning record of 13-12. As for New Bremen, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-3 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: New London has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.3 aces per game. However, it's not like New Bremen struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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