After both having extra time off, the Cuyahoga Falls Black Tigers and the Avon Eagles will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Cuyahoga Falls is no doubt hoping to put an end to a nine-game streak of away losses.
Having struggled with 15 losses in a row, Cuyahoga Falls finally turned things around against Barberton last Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Magics.
Cuyahoga Falls was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (108-106), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 16-25, 25-19, 29-27, 21-25, 15-12.
Cuyahoga Falls was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, Avon faced Magnificat in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Avon won by a set and slipped past Magnificat 3-2.
Avon took Magnificat into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-14, 23-25, 24-26, 15-8.
Addie Reinart had a dynamite game for Avon, getting 32 digs. With that strong performance, Reinart is now averaging an impressive 11 digs per game.
Cuyahoga Falls' victory ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-19. As for Avon, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-2 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's matchup: Cuyahoga Falls has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Avon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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