The Anson Bearcats will head out on the road to face off against the Montgomery Central Timberwolves at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Anson will be strutting in after a victory while Montgomery Central will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, Anson got the win against Monroe by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bearcats.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Anson was: they took every set by at least eight points. After all that action, the final score was 25-7, 25-17, 25-16.
Anson was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 15.
Meanwhile, Montgomery Central came up short against Ledford on Tuesday and fell 3-1. The Timberwolves have struggled against the Panthers recently, as their match on Tuesday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Montgomery Central took a 1-0 lead headed into the second set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 17-25, 25-17, 25-13, 26-24.
Anson's win bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Montgomery Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Anson has serving mastered this season, having averaged 15.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Montgomery Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Anson beat Montgomery Central 3-1 when the teams last played back in August. The rematch might be a little tougher for Anson since the team 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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