The Oblong Panthers will square off against the Casey-Westfield Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Oblong is looking to tack on another W to their ten-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Oblong is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They came out on top against Neoga by a score of 2-0.
Oblong easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-14.
Oblong 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 matches.
Meanwhile, Casey-Westfield earned a 2-0 win over Red Hill on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Warriors.
Casey-Westfield easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-12.
Oblong has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 23 of their last 25 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 29-7 record this season. As for Casey-Westfield, they now have a winning record of 17-16.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Oblong has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Casey-Westfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Oblong beat Casey-Westfield 2-0 in their previous matchup last Monday. Will Oblong repeat their success, or does Casey-Westfield have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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