The Casey-Westfield Warriors are on the road again on Thursday to play the Oblong Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Casey-Westfield earned a 2-0 victory over Red Hill.
Casey-Westfield easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-12.
Casey-Westfield was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Oblong had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They came out on top against Neoga by a score of 2-0 on Wednesday. Winning may never get old, but the Panthers sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Oblong easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-14.
Casey-Westfield now has a winning record of 17-16. As for Oblong, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 23 of their last 25 games, which provided a nice bump to their 29-7 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Casey-Westfield has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7 aces per game. However, it's not like Oblong struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Casey-Westfield came up short against Oblong in their previous meeting last Monday, falling 2-0. Can Casey-Westfield avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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