The Ringgold Tigers will head out to challenge the North Cobb Christian Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Ringgold comes in on three and North Cobb Christian on nine.
Last Tuesday, Ringgold beat Rockmart 2-0.
Ringgold easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-16.
Ringgold can attribute much of their success to Kinsley Killingsworth, who had ten digs.
Ringgold was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, North Cobb Christian earned a 2-0 victory over Murray County on Tuesday.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: North Cobb Christian took both sets by at least 15 points. The final score came out to 25-8, 25-10.
Ringgold has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-15 record this season. As for North Cobb Christian, they pushed their record up to 23-11 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Ringgold has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.6 aces per game. However, it's not like North Cobb Christian 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.
Ringgold came up short against North Cobb Christian in their previous meeting back in September, falling 2-0. Can Ringgold avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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