The Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Fighting Cardinals will take on the Calhoun Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Norris City-Omaha-Enfield sitting on six straight victories and Calhoun on 21.
Norris City-Omaha-Enfield is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Edwards County 2-1.
Norris City-Omaha-Enfield had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-19, 29-27.
Norris City-Omaha-Enfield kept the net locked down and finished the game with 14 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Calhoun beat Nokomis 2-0 on Thursday.
While Calhoun might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Nokomis scored at least 18 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-21.
Calhoun relied on the efforts of Josie Hoagland, who had five digs and two aces, and Annie Wilson, who had three digs and two aces. Wilson has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last three times she's played.
Norris City-Omaha-Enfield's record is now 37-2. As for Calhoun, their record is now 36-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's contest: Norris City-Omaha-Enfield has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Calhoun struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. 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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