The Riverside Warriors are taking a road trip to challenge the Boiling Springs Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Riverside is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
Last Tuesday, Riverside earned a 3-1 victory over Gaffney.
In the three sets Riverside was on fire: they won each by at least nine points. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-14, 22-25, 25-14.
Riverside kept the net locked down and finished the game with 16 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least six blocks in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Boiling Springs had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Spartanburg by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday.
Boiling Springs had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first first set, they turned around to win the next three. After all that action, the final score was 23-25, 25-21, 25-23, 25-22.
Boiling Springs can attribute much of their success to Emma Fowler, who had 17 digs.
Riverside has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Boiling Springs, their record now sits at 6-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Riverside hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 8.2 blocks per game. However, it's not like Boiling Springs struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Riverside came up short against Boiling Springs when the teams last played back in September of 2019, falling 3-1. Can Riverside avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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