Seward has gone 6-1 against Raymond Central recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Seward Bluejays will stay at home for another game and welcome the Raymond Central Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Seward is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Lincoln Lutheran, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Seward was ranked 15th). Seward fell 2-0 to Lincoln Lutheran on Saturday. The Bluejays' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Raymond Central didn't have quite enough to beat Milford on Tuesday and fell 3-2.
Raymond Central started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 19-25, 25-11, 25-12, 15-11.
Despite the defeat, Raymond Central had strong showings from Willa Van Boening, who had 17 digs, and Taylor Lockman, who had ten digs.
Seward's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 12-3. As for Raymond Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Seward has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 6.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Raymond Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Seward beat Raymond Central 2-0 in their previous meeting back in August. Does Seward have another victory up their sleeve, or will Raymond Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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