The Oak Grove Grizzlies are taking a road trip to face off against the Central Davidson Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Oak Grove is coming into the game hot, having won their last eight games.
Last Tuesday, Oak Grove got the win against Montgomery Central by a conclusive 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-18, 25-13.
Oak Grove was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Central Davidson lost 3-0 to North Davidson on Tuesday.
While Central Davidson was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into North Davidson's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-22, 25-23.
Ella Eilbacher put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had 11 digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
Oak Grove pushed their record up to 15-7 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Central Davidson, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Oak Grove has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Central Davidson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Oak Grove's way against Central Davidson in their previous meeting back in September, as Oak Grove made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oak Grove since the squad 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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