The Carey Blue Devils will venture away from home to square off against the Seneca East Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
On Tuesday, Carey came up short against Mohawk and fell 3-1. The loss continues a trend for the Blue Devils in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now lost five in a row.
Carey couldn't get the win, but they sure gave Mohawk a tough time in the second set. The final score came out to 25-19, 29-31, 25-12, 25-20.
Gabby Summit put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had 17 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Carey was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mohawk only served eight.
Meanwhile, Seneca East earned a 3-1 victory over Bucyrus on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Seneca East walked away with the win (but they looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-9, 16-25, 25-21.
Seneca East found their leader in underclassman Paige Miller, who had 82 digs and two aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Sayge Miller, who had ten digs and eight aces.
Carey's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-5. As for Seneca East, their record now sits at 10-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Carey has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 9.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Seneca East struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Carey came up short against Seneca East in their previous matchup on September 3rd, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Seneca East's Jaidyn Kagy-Alexander, who had 29 digs, two aces, and two aces. Now that Carey knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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