The Crystal Lake South Gators will square off against the Prairie Ridge Wolves at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Crystal Lake South sitting on three straight wins and Prairie Ridge on five.
Last Tuesday, Crystal Lake South was able to grind out a solid victory over Lakes, taking the game 2-0.
Crystal Lake South easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The final score came out to 25-13, 25-17.
Crystal Lake South got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Olivia Apt out in front who had six digs and 15 assists. Apt is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last nine games she's played.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Prairie Ridge rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Thunder by a score of 2-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Prairie Ridge took both sets by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-12.
Prairie Ridge's victory bumped their record up to 25-13. As for Crystal Lake South, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-23 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Crystal Lake South has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Prairie Ridge 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.
Crystal Lake South came up short against Prairie Ridge in their previous matchup back in October, falling 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Prairie Ridge's Grace Jansen, who had eight kills, seven digs, and 17 assists. Now that Crystal Lake South knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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