Middle Creek and Green Hope are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2021, but not for long. The Middle Creek Mustangs will square off against the Green Hope Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Middle Creek took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Panther Creek 3-2.
Middle Creek took Panther Creek into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-18, 19-25, 24-26, 15-8.
Middle Creek found their leader in underclassman Cameron Gerber, who had 20 digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, everything went Green Hope's way against Cary on Tuesday as Green Hope made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Green Hope was: they took every set by at least nine points. After all that action, the final score was 25-10, 25-13, 25-16.
Green Hope's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Andrea Munoz Gonzalez, who had nine digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Green Hope was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Middle Creek's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-6. As for Green Hope, their record now sits at 12-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Middle Creek has serving mastered this season, having averaged 10.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Green Hope struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Middle Creek might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Green Hope when the teams last played back in August. Can Middle Creek avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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