The Corsica/Stickney Jaguars will head out on the road to challenge the Winner Warriors at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Corsica/Stickney earned a 3-1 win over Freeman. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Jaguars.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-16, 17-25, 26-24.
Corsica/Stickney relied on the efforts of Remi Nelson, who had 11 digs, and Sophie Delange, who had 25 kills, 16 digs, and three aces. Delange is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had six or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, everything went Winner's way against Chamberlain on Tuesday as Winner made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Winner was: they took every set by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-13, 25-4.
Cora Moss and Adysen Pravecek were among the main playmakers for Winner as the former had nine digs and the latter had five digs and three aces.
Corsica/Stickney's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-10. As for Winner, their victory bumped their record up to 17-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Corsica/Stickney has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Winner struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Corsica/Stickney suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Winner in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Corsica/Stickney avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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