The Seward Bluejays will head out to challenge the Crete Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Seward has nine straight wins, Crete has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Thursday, everything went Seward's way against Schuyler as Seward made off with a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Seward took every set by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-11, 25-11.
Seward was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. They are a perfect 5-0 when they serve at least ten aces.
Meanwhile, Crete lost 3-0 to Lakeview on Thursday.
Crete was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-22, 25-20.
Crete's loss came about despite a quality game from Kelsey Talkington, who had 11 digs.
Seward has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season. As for Crete, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-21.
Seward came up short against Crete when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Seward avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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