The Carey Blue Devils will challenge the Colonel Crawford Eagles at 9:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Tuesday, everything went Carey's way against Wynford as Carey made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Blue Devils.
The final score came out to 25-7, 25-13, 25-19.
Rachel Reinhart was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had 13 digs.
Carey was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Colonel Crawford, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They put the hurt on Bucyrus with a sharp 3-0 win on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Eagles have posted since August 21st.
Colonel Crawford walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-19, 25-16.
Colonel Crawford found their leader in underclassman Sophia Gray, who had 25 digs. Gray is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 14 or more in the last three games she's played.
Carey has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Colonel Crawford, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-14.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Carey has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Colonel Crawford struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Carey's way against Colonel Crawford in their previous matchup back in September, as Carey made off with a 3-0 win. Does Carey have another victory up their sleeve, or will Colonel Crawford turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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