After both having extra time off, the Avon Eagles and the Cuyahoga Falls Black Tigers will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Avon is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Ohio's top teams: Magnificat, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Avon was ranked 13th). Avon won by a set and slipped past Magnificat 3-2.
Avon wouldn't go down easily and took Magnificat into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-14, 23-25, 24-26, 15-8.
Addie Reinart had an outrageously good game as she had 32 digs. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 11 digs per game.
Meanwhile, Cuyahoga Falls came into Thursday's contest having lost 15 straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They had just enough and edged Barberton out 3-2 last Thursday.
Cuyahoga Falls was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (108-106), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 16-25, 25-19, 29-27, 21-25, 15-12.
Cuyahoga Falls was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Avon has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-2 record this season. As for Cuyahoga Falls, their victory ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-19.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's game: Avon hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 4.2 blocks per game. It's a different story for Cuyahoga Falls, though, as they've been averaging only 1.6. Given Avon's sizable advantage in that area, Cuyahoga Falls will need to find a way to close that gap. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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