Eno River has been on the road for five straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Oxford Prep Griffins at 6:45 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Eno River had just enough and edged Roxboro Community out 3-2.
Eno River was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (106-99), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 13-25, 21-25, 25-23, 25-21, 15-12.
Eno River relied on the efforts of Rylee Hall, who had ten digs and two aces, and Natalia Rossi, who had 25 digs, nine kills, and nine kills.
Meanwhile, Oxford Prep got the win against Kerr-Vance Academy on Monday by a conclusive 3-0.
Oxford Prep's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Kerr-Vance Academy between 18 and 19 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-18, 25-19.
Oxford Prep was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last seven matchups.
Eno River's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-3. As for Oxford Prep, their win bumped their record up to 6-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Eno River has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 15.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Oxford Prep struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Eno River's way against Oxford Prep when the teams last played on September 4th, as Eno River made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Eno River repeat their success, or does Oxford Prep have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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