The Carroll Cougars will venture away from home to challenge the Sheridan Blackhawks at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Carroll came up short against Eastern on Thursday, falling 3-0. The Cougars have struggled against the Comets recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Carroll took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-15, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Sheridan made easy work of Tri-Central on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Blackhawks.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Sheridan was: they took every set by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-11, 25-6.
Sheridan's victory bumped their record up to 15-8. As for Carroll, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-19.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Carroll has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 4.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Sheridan struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.5 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Carroll suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Sheridan in their previous meeting back in September. Can the Cougars avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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