The Bristol Central Rams will square off against the Bristol Eastern Lancers at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Bristol Eastern is hoping to do what Middletown couldn't on Friday: put an end to Bristol Central's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Bristol Central blew past Middletown 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Bristol Central took every set by at least 12 points. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-13, 25-10.
Among those leading the charge was Sandra Lobeski, who had five aces and three digs. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
Bristol Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 14 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Bristol Eastern got the win against Berlin last Friday by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lancers.
While Bristol Eastern won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-16, 25-22.
Bristol Central is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. As for Bristol Eastern, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's match: Bristol Central has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Bristol Eastern struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Bristol Central took their victory against Bristol Eastern when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will Bristol Central repeat their success, or does Bristol Eastern have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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