The Glenbrook North Spartans's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Maine South Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Glenbrook North is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Maine East by a score of 2-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Glenbrook North took both sets by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-14.
Glenbrook North's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Lauren Choi, who had four digs and three aces, and Morgan Choi, who had eight digs and two aces. That's the most aces Lauren has posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Maine South came tearing into Tuesday's contest with four straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Eagles.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Maine South was: they took both sets by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-10.
Maine South couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 47.7% of their attack attempts. They are a perfect 4-0 when when their percentage is at least 0.4.
Glenbrook North has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-10 record this season. As for Maine South, their victory bumped their record up to 21-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Glenbrook North has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Maine South struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Glenbrook North was able to grind out a solid win over Maine South when the teams last played on October 15th, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Glenbrook North 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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