Orange has gone 10-0 against Western Alamance recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 6:30 p.m.
Orange lost 3-0 to Seaforth on Thursday.
After all that action, the final score was 25-14, 26-24, 25-19.
The losing side was boosted by Addison Guentensberger, who had 11 digs.
Meanwhile, Western Alamance narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Person 3-2.
Western Alamance was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (108-103), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 18-25, 28-26, 17-25, 25-19, 15-13.
Western Alamance relied on the efforts of Ryan Justice, who had 26 digs and three aces, and Emma Mccallister, who had 14 digs. That's the most aces Justice has posted since back in August.
Orange's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Western Alamance, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Orange has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Western Alamance struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Orange's way against Western Alamance in their previous matchup back in August as Orange made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Orange 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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