The North Cobb Warriors's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Richmond Hill Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Thursday, North Cobb didn't have quite enough to beat Cherokee and fell 3-2.
North Cobb actually scored more points across those five sets (102-100), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 16-25, 18-25, 26-24, 15-10.
Even though they lost, North Cobb was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Richmond Hill waltzed into their contest on Saturday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Vikings.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Richmond Hill took both sets by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-7.
Richmond Hill can attribute much of their success to Samantha Johnson, who had ten digs and five aces. The dominant performance gave Johnson a new career-high in aces.
North Cobb has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 30-15 record this season. As for Richmond Hill, they pushed their record up to 25-11 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: North Cobb has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Richmond Hill struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
North Cobb came out on top in a nail-biter against Richmond Hill when the teams last played back in August, sneaking past 2-1. Will North Cobb repeat their success, or does Richmond Hill have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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