Linton-Stockton has gone 8-2 against Sullivan recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Linton-Stockton Miners' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Sullivan Golden Arrows at 7:30 p.m.
Last Thursday, everything went Linton-Stockton's way against Mitchell as Linton-Stockton made off with a 3-0 win.
Linton-Stockton was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-7, 25-18.
Linton-Stockton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Sullivan sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Speedway on Saturday.
Sullivan 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 22-25, 25-18, 15-7.
Jaylen Mccammon and Avari Kelley were among the main playmakers for Sullivan as the former had ten digs and two aces and the latter had seven digs.
Linton-Stockton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 21-10 record this season. As for Sullivan, their win bumped their record up to 20-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Linton-Stockton has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Sullivan struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Linton-Stockton beat Sullivan 3-1 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Linton-Stockton 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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