The Clear Springs Chargers will venture away from home to take on the St. John's Mavericks at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Tuesday, everything went Clear Springs' way against Clear Creek as Clear Springs made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Chargers.
Clear Springs never let Clear Creek on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-17, 26-24.
Meanwhile, St. John's waltzed into their contest on Thursday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They blew past the Knights 3-0.
St. John's never let Episcopal on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-17, 25-23.
St. John's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Olivia Landahl, who had four digs and two aces. Landahl is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last five games she's played. Macie Chase was another key player, getting eight digs and 16 assists.
Clear Springs has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a massive bump to their 28-15 record this season. As for St. John's, they pushed their record up to 21-10 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: Clear Springs has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.1 aces per game. However, it's not like St. John's struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Clear Springs was able to grind out a solid victory over St. John's in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Clear Springs 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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