The Somerset Sky Pointe Eagles will square off against the Cimarron-Memorial Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Somerset Sky Pointe is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Bishop Gorman, who was ranked 21st at the time (Somerset Sky Pointe was ranked seventh). The Eagles were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Gaels on Tuesday. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Gaels recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Somerset Sky Pointe never let Bishop Gorman on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-23, 25-21.
Cimarron-Memorial not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since April 2nd (when they won 3-0). Everything went their way against Eldorado as they made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Spartans.
While Cimarron-Memorial won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-15, 25-22.
Somerset Sky Pointe's victory bumped their record up to 20-8. As for Cimarron-Memorial, their win bumped their record up to 20-16.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Somerset Sky Pointe hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 5.6 blocks per game. It's a different story for Cimarron-Memorial, though, as they've been averaging only 1.4 blocks. Given Somerset Sky Pointe's sizable advantage in that area, the Spartans will need to find a way to close that gap.
Somerset Sky Pointe took their victory against Cimarron-Memorial when the teams last played on April 7th by a conclusive 3-0 score. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Spartans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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