After both having extra time off, the Coventry Comets and Brookside Cardinals will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Coventry is out to stop a three-game streak of losses at home.
On Thursday, Coventry came up short against Orrville and fell 3-1.
The final set scores came out to 25-13, 25-14, 21-25, 25-19.
The losing side was boosted by Reese Smith, who had 13 assists, 11 kills, and three digs.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Brookside duked it out with Keystone on Thursday. The Cardinals came up short against the Wildcats, falling 3-0.
While Brookside ultimately came up short, they really made Keystone work, particularly in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 28-26, 25-10, 25-14.
Coventry will need to focus on slowing down Sydney Adkins, one of several Brookside players who made an impact when they last played. She had 24 assists and 10 digs. Another player making a difference was Bailey Brennen, who had 11 digs.
Brookside has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five matches. That's dealt a heavy blow to their 9-13 record this season. As for Coventry, they have now lost eight of their last nine games at home. That's done some real damage to their 7-14 record this season.
