The Cox Falcons will venture away from home to take on the First Colonial Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cox will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Last Tuesday, Cox got the win against Bayside by a conclusive 3-0.
While Cox won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 25-8, 25-12.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cox to victory, but perhaps none more so than Caroline Butkovich, who had seven digs and three aces. That's the most aces Butkovich has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of June Culicerto, who had 18 digs.
Cox couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 50% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 29.2% earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 43.6%.
Meanwhile, First Colonial lost 3-0 to Ocean Lakes on Tuesday. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Ocean Lakes scored at least 18 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-21, 25-20.
Cox's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-3. As for First Colonial, their loss dropped their record down to 13-5.
Cox was able to grind out a solid victory over First Colonial in their previous meeting back in September, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cox since the squad 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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