Woodland is 1-9 against Advance since October of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Woodland Cardinals will host the Advance Hornets at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Woodland took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. Everything went their way against Bloomfield as Woodland made off with a 3-0 win. The victory was some much needed relief for the Cardinals as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
While Woodland won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-22, 25-16.
Woodland found their leader in underclassman Ella Cook, who had nine digs and three aces. That's the most aces Cook has posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Advance made easy work of Puxico on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Advance was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-6, 25-11.
Advance's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kyndall Hitt, who had five digs and 27 assists. Hitt is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 16 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Brogan Hawkins, who had six digs and three aces.
Woodland's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-13. As for Advance, their win bumped their record up to 17-9-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Woodland has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Advance struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Woodland came up short against Advance in their previous matchup back in September, falling 3-1. Will Woodland have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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