A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers challenges the Holgate Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Wednesday, McComb got the win against Riverdale by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
One reason for the win was McComb'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 25-20, 25-19, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Holgate made easy work of Montpelier on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 26-24, 25-22.
Holgate got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Isabelle Blaker out in front who had eight digs, five kills, and five aces. That's the most aces Blaker has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Mya Tijerina, who had 23 digs.
McComb's victory bumped their record up to 13-9. As for Holgate, they pushed their record up to 11-11 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: McComb has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Holgate struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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