Oak Glen has been on the road for five straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Tyler Knights at 6:00 p.m.
Last Saturday, it was close, but Oak Glen sidestepped Shady Spring for a 2-1 victory.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Oak Glen who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 23-25, 15-11.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Tyler had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Maroon Knights as they made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
Tyler's got stronger as the match went on, holding Wheeling Central Catholic to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-22, 25-18.
Tyler kept the net locked down and finished the game with 21 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least five blocks in eight consecutive matches.
Oak Glen's victory bumped their record up to 25-7-3. As for Tyler, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-5 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Oak Glen has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8 aces per game. However, it's not like Tyler struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Oak Glen beat Tyler 2-0 in their previous matchup back in September. Does Oak Glen have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tyler turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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