Caledonia has been away from home for seven games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Mona Shores Sailors at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Caledonia is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Michigan's top teams: Byron Center, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Caledonia was ranked 18th). Caledonia came out on top in a nail-biter against Byron Center on Tuesday, sneaking past 3-2.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Caledonia who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 23-25, 25-20, 21-25, 15-13.
Caledonia found their leader in underclassman Avery Seif, who had 13 digs and two aces.
Caledonia was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last eight matches.
Meanwhile, Mona Shores earned a 2-0 victory over Catholic Central on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Sailors.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Mona Shores was: they took both sets by at least 15 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-10.
Caledonia pushed their record up to 17-9-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Mona Shores, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season.
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