Lowell has gone 3-0 against River Forest recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Lowell Red Devils will challenge the River Forest Ingots at 11:00 a.m.
Last Thursday, Lowell didn't have quite enough to beat Hanover Central and fell 3-2. The loss continues a trend for the Red Devils in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost three in a row.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Lowell sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 24-26, 25-23, 24-26, 15-10.
Meanwhile, River Forest got the win against 21st Century Charter on Monday by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Ingots.
One reason for the win was River Forest's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-16, 25-13.
River Forest was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 11 consecutive games.
Lowell's defeat dropped their record down to 10-19. As for River Forest, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-15 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Lowell has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.8 aces per game. However, it's not like River Forest struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Lowell beat River Forest 2-0 when the teams last played back in August. Will Lowell repeat their success, or does River Forest have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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