The Everett Warriors will square off against the North Star Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Everett is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They won by a set and slipped past McConnellsburg 3-2.
Everett had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 19-25, 25-19, 25-21, 15-8.
Carli Mantia and Ella McCahan were among the main playmakers for Everett as the former had 16 digs and the latter had nine digs, two kills, and a block.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for North Star, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Chestnut Ridge on Tuesday.
North Star was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 14-25, 25-16, 25-16.
North Star was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Chestnut Ridge only served eight.
Everett's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-9. As for North Star, their victory bumped their record up to 14-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Everett has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.7 aces per game. However, it's not like North Star struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everett suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to North Star in their previous matchup back in September. Can Everett avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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