After seven games on the road, Seabreeze is heading back home. They will welcome the Mainland Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Seabreeze is headed into the match having just posted their biggest victory since September 5th on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Atlantic.
Seabreeze's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Atlantic between 15 and 17 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-17, 25-16.
Seabreeze found their leader in underclassman Lilli Litz, who had 16 digs.
Meanwhile, Mainland earned a 3-1 win over Menendez on Tuesday.
Mainland walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the third set). The final score came out to 25-17, 16-25, 25-14, 25-22.
Mainland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last seven matchups.
Seabreeze's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-7. As for Mainland, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Seabreeze hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 8.5 blocks per game. However, it's not like Mainland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Seabreeze beat Mainland 3-1 in their previous matchup back in August. Does Seabreeze have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mainland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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