Anderson has gone 9-1 against McCallum recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Anderson Trojans and the McCallum Knights are set to duel. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Anderson sitting on nine straight victories and McCallum on six.
Last Friday, Anderson made easy work of Crockett and carried off a 3-0 win.
Anderson never let Crockett on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-4, 26-24, 25-7.
Claire Nix was the offensive standout of the game as she had ten digs and three aces.
Anderson couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 46.4% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 24.5% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 36.8%.
Meanwhile, everything went McCallum's way against Crockett on Tuesday as McCallum made off with a 3-0 victory.
McCallum was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-18, 25-20.
Anderson has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-9 record this season. As for McCallum, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 26-15.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: Anderson has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.5 aces per game. However, it's not like McCallum struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Anderson's way against McCallum in their previous matchup back in September, as Anderson made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Anderson 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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