The Western Reserve Roughriders will challenge the Carey Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Western Reserve is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Woodmore as Western Reserve made off with a 3-0 win. The victory was nothing new for the Roughriders as they're now sitting on three straight.
Western Reserve never let Woodmore on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 29-27, 25-8.
Meanwhile, Carey made easy work of Northwood on Wednesday and carried off a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Carey was: they took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-12, 25-13.
Carey can attribute much of their success to Gabby Summit, who had 15 digs and two aces. Summit is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Western Reserve has been performing well recently as they've won 13 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Carey, their victory bumped their record up to 16-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Western Reserve has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Carey struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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