Chapel Hill is on a 16-game streak of home wins, while Cleveland is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Chapel Hill Tigers will take on the Cleveland Rams at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Chapel Hill is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They put the hurt on Apex Friendship with a sharp 3-0 victory.
While Chapel Hill won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-11, 25-14.
Chapel Hill was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 13 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Cleveland got the win against Gray's Creek on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
One reason for the win was Cleveland's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-17, 25-14.
Cleveland can attribute much of their success to Sadie Johnston, who had 42 digs and a kill, and Addison Evans, who had 12 digs, three kills, and 37 assists. Evans is crushing it when it comes to assists: she's posted at least 18 every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jolene L Oddo, who had 13 kills and five blocks.
Chapel Hill's win bumped their record up to 26-1. As for Cleveland, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 26-4 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's match: Chapel Hill has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 13 aces per game. However, it's not like Cleveland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Chapel Hill skirted past Cleveland 2-1 in their previous matchup back in September. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Johnston, who had 18 digs and a kill. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Chapel Hill still be able to contain Johnston? There's only one way to find out.
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