Georgetown-Ridge Farm is 2-8 against Oakwood since October of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Georgetown-Ridge Farm Buffaloes will head out on the road to face off against the Oakwood Comets at 5:00 p.m. Georgetown-Ridge Farm is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Georgetown-Ridge Farm is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Watseka just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 2-1.
Georgetown-Ridge Farm started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-10, 25-19.
The losing side was boosted by Addison Spesard, who had 11 digs.
Meanwhile, Oakwood came into Tuesday's match having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against Milford by a score of 2-0 on Tuesday.
While Oakwood won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-16.
Quinn Sperry and Bella Bradford were among the main playmakers for Oakwood as the former had four digs, three kills, and three aces and the latter had six kills, four digs, two aces, and a block. That's the most aces Bradford has posted since back in September.
Georgetown-Ridge Farm's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Oakwood, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Georgetown-Ridge Farm has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Oakwood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Georgetown-Ridge Farm was able to grind out a solid win over Oakwood when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Georgetown-Ridge Farm 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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