The Culver Community Cavaliers will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the South Newton Rebels at 12:00 p.m.
Culver Community is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Marquette Catholic.
Culver Community had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 24-26, 19-25, 25-16, 26-24, 15-13.
Culver Community's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ashlynn Berndt, who had 19 digs. Berndt has been hot recently, having posted 13 or more digs the last three times she's played.
Meanwhile, South Newton entered their tilt with Fremont on Saturday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They came out on top against the Eagles by a score of 3-1.
The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-22, 15-25, 25-20.
South Newton found their leader in sophomore Briley Iseminger, who had 19 digs.
Culver Community has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 21 of their last 22 games, which provided a nice bump to their 28-5 record this season. As for South Newton, their victory bumped their record up to 25-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Culver Community has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.3 aces per game. However, it's not like South Newton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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