Raymond Central has gone 10-0 against Conestoga recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Raymond Central Mustangs will venture away from home to square off against the Conestoga Cougars at 6:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Conestoga is hoping to do what Louisville couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Raymond Central's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Everything went Raymond Central's way against Louisville as Raymond Central made off with a 3-0 win.
Raymond Central never let Louisville on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-10, 27-25.
Raymond Central relied on the efforts of Taylor Lockman, who had 13 digs and four aces, and Savannah Masek, who had ten digs, two aces, and a kill. Those four aces gave Lockman a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: Raymond Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Conestoga waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Pioneers 3-0.
Conestoga's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Fort Calhoun between 17 and 20 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-17, 25-20.
Raymond Central's victory bumped their record up to 13-11. As for Conestoga, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Raymond Central has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Conestoga struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Raymond Central took their victory against Conestoga when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Raymond Central since the team 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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