After both having extra time off, the Cedarcrest Red Wolves and the Highline Pirates will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cedarcrest has four straight wins, Highline has ten straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Thursday, Cedarcrest made easy work of Renton and carried off a 3-0 victory.
One reason for the win was Cedarcrest's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-11, 25-6.
Izzy Ojeda had an outrageously good game as she had 12 aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces. Another player making a difference was Paige Roberts, who had 13 assists.
Cedarcrest was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 27 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Highline lost 3-0 to Tyee on Wednesday.
Cedarcrest now has a winning record of 8-7-2. As for Highline, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything went Cedarcrest's way against Highline when the teams last played back in September, as Cedarcrest made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cedarcrest since the squad 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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