The Falcon Falcons will face off against the Elizabeth Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Falcon comes in on three and Elizabeth on four.
Last Tuesday, Falcon beat Sand Creek 3-1.
Falcon had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-22, 25-22, 27-25.
Falcon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Elizabeth posted their biggest win since September 16th on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Sierra as Elizabeth made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Elizabeth was: they took every set by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-13, 25-8.
Falcon has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Elizabeth, their record is now 10-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Falcon hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 5.2 blocks per game. It's a different story for Elizabeth, though, as they've been averaging only 1.4. Given Falcon's sizable advantage in that area, Elizabeth will need to find a way to close that gap.
Falcon took their win against Elizabeth in their previous meeting on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Falcon 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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