Galena has gone 9-1 against Stockton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Galena Pirates will square off against the Stockton Blackhawks at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Galena sitting on four straight wins and Stockton on 13.
Galena is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over Fulton.
Galena never let Fulton on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 27-25.
Meanwhile, Stockton had just enough and edged Newark out 2-1 on Tuesday.
Stockton had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-17, 25-23.
Stockton's win bumped their record up to 35-2. As for Galena, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 24 of their last 26 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 34-3 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Galena hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 5.3 blocks per game. However, it's not like Stockton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Galena skirted past Stockton 2-1 in their previous matchup back in October. Will Galena repeat their success, or does Stockton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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