The South Rebels will head out to square off against the Highland Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a eight-game winning streak alive.
South can't be too worried about heading out to take on Highland: they just beat Copley at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. South put the hurt on Copley with a sharp 3-0 victory on Tuesday.
While South won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-23, 25-21.
South got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Ava Skowronski out in front 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 contests.
Meanwhile, Highland made easy work of North Olmsted on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Highland was: they took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-12, 25-13.
Highland relied on 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.
South has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. As for Highland, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: South has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Highland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8. 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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