The Wooster Generals will venture away from home to square off against the New Philadelphia Quakers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Wooster will be strutting in after a win while New Philadelphia will be coming in after a loss.
Last Thursday, Wooster made easy work of Canton Central Catholic and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Generals.
Wooster's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Canton Central Catholic between 18 and 20 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-18, 25-20.
Meanwhile, New Philadelphia didn't have quite enough to beat West Holmes on Thursday and fell 3-2. The Quakers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
New Philadelphia actually scored more points across those five sets (106-95), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 12-25, 18-25, 25-20, 15-13.
Wooster pushed their record up to 12-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for New Philadelphia, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Wooster has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 9.4 aces per game. However, it's not like New Philadelphia struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Wooster's way against New Philadelphia in their previous matchup back in September, as Wooster made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wooster since the team 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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