The Springfield Blue Devils will challenge the Northview Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Springfield sitting on 11 straight victories and Northview on four.
Springfield is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Ohio's top teams: Perrysburg, who was ranked 16th at the time (Springfield was ranked 14th). The Blue Devils came out on top against the Yellow Jackets by a score of 3-1 on Thursday.
The win didn't come easy: Perrysburg scored at least 18 points in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-20, 21-25, 25-18.
If Swanton wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Northview, they should've done a better job of containing Johnny Krolak. The Wildcats came out on top against the Bulldogs by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday thanks in part to Krolak, who had 14 digs and five aces. He is on a roll when it comes to digs, as he's now had 14 or more in each of the last three games he's played.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-19, 15-25, 25-21.
Northview's record is now 6-8. As for Springfield, their victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Springfield has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 12.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Northview struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.3 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Springfield took their win against Northview in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Blue Devils since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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