Marvin Ridge has gone 10-0 against Cuthbertson recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 6:00 p.m. Marvin Ridge is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last nine games.
Last Wednesday, Marvin Ridge got the win against Mallard Creek by a conclusive 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-8, 25-10.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Marvin Ridge to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jillian Young, who had four aces, three digs, and a kill. That's the most aces Young has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Katie Meewes, who had seven digs and 17 assists.
Meanwhile, Cuthbertson sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Sun Valley last Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cavaliers.
Cuthbertson was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 21-25, 20-25, 25-17, 15-8.
Payton Witt was a one-man wrecking crew for Cuthbertson as she had 21 digs and three aces. Witt has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last five times she's played.
Cuthbertson was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive contests.
Marvin Ridge has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season. As for Cuthbertson, they pushed their record up to 14-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's match: Marvin Ridge has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Cuthbertson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Marvin Ridge's way against Cuthbertson in their previous meeting back in September, as Marvin Ridge made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marvin Ridge 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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