After both having extra time off, the South Newton Rebels and the Culver Community Cavaliers will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with South Newton sitting on nine straight victories and Culver Community on 15.
South Newton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Fremont.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-22, 15-25, 25-20.
South Newton found their leader in sophomore Briley Iseminger, who had 19 digs.
Meanwhile, Culver Community had just enough and edged Marquette Catholic out 3-2 on Saturday.
Culver Community had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 19-25, 25-16, 26-24, 15-13.
Culver Community's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ashlynn Berndt led the charge by getting 19 digs. Berndt has been hot recently, having posted 13 or more digs the last three times she's played.
South Newton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-10 record this season. As for Culver Community, their victory bumped their record up to 28-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: South Newton has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 13.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Culver Community struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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