Woodstock North is 3-0 against Boylan Catholic since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Woodstock North Thunder will face off against the Boylan Catholic Titans at 6:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Woodstock North comes in on six and Boylan Catholic on 11.
Woodstock North is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Freeport by a score of 2-0.
Woodstock North easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Boylan Catholic earned a 2-0 victory over Rockford Auburn on Thursday.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Boylan Catholic took both sets by at least 11 points. The final score came out to 26-15, 25-14.
Boylan Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Woodstock North's win bumped their record up to 21-14. As for Boylan Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Woodstock North has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Boylan Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Woodstock North was able to grind out a solid victory over Boylan Catholic when the teams last played back in October of 2022, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Woodstock North 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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