Highland is on a six-game streak of home wins, while South is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Highland Hornets will welcome the South Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, everything went Highland's way against North Olmsted as Highland made off with a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Highland took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-12, 25-13.
Highland's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Ava Andrews, who had nine digs, and Ashley Shefferly, who had ten digs, three kills, and 33 assists. Shefferly is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last 48 games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, South got the win against Copley on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
South never let Copley on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-23, 25-21.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead South to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ava Skowronski, who had 13 digs and three aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Caitlin Boruszkowski, who had three digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: South was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in seven consecutive matches.
Highland has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. As for South, their win bumped their record up to an identical 20-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Highland has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.8 aces per game. However, it's not like South struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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