The Fairhaven Blue Devils will face off against the Cardinal Spellman Cardinals at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, Fairhaven got the win against Seekonk by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Blue Devils.
Fairhaven walked away with the victory (but they looked especially good in the first set). The final score came out to 25-11, 25-16, 25-19.
Fairhaven was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Spellman put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Rockland. While the Cardinals didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
In the three sets Cardinal Spellman was on fire: they won each by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 23-25, 25-13, 25-14.
Fairhaven's victory bumped their record up to 2-5. As for Cardinal Spellman, they pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Fairhaven has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 9.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Cardinal Spellman struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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