The Montgomery Central Timberwolves will challenge the Anson Bearcats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Tuesday, Montgomery Central came up short against Ledford and fell 3-1. The Timberwolves have struggled against the Panthers recently, as their match on Tuesday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Montgomery Central came into the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. After all that action, the final score was 17-25, 25-17, 25-13, 26-24.
Meanwhile, Anson made easy work of Monroe on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bearcats.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Anson took every set by at least eight points. The final score came out to 25-7, 25-17, 25-16.
Anson was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 15.
Montgomery Central's loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Anson, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Montgomery Central has serving mastered this season, having averaged 7.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Anson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 15.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Montgomery Central came up short against Anson in their previous matchup back in August, falling 3-1. Will Montgomery Central have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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