The Timber Creek Wolves have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the New Smyrna Beach Barracudas at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
Last Wednesday, Timber Creek didn't have quite enough to beat Olympia and fell 3-2.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Timber Creek sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 23-25, 25-17, 22-25, 15-10.
Despite the defeat, Timber Creek got top-tier performance from Sophia Do, who had 20 digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, New Smyrna Beach got the win against University last Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-15, 25-19, 25-9.
New Smyrna Beach was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Timber Creek's loss dropped their record down to 9-12. As for New Smyrna Beach, they pushed their record up to 9-5 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's game: Timber Creek has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 6 aces per game. However, it's not like New Smyrna Beach struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Timber Creek's way against New Smyrna Beach in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as Timber Creek made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Timber Creek repeat their success, or does New Smyrna Beach have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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