Miller City has gone 3-0 against Cory-Rawson recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Miller City Wildcats will look to defend their home court against the Cory-Rawson Fighting Hornets at 7:30 p.m. The last three games Miller City has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Saturday, Miller City didn't have quite enough to beat Lincolnview and fell 3-2. While the Wildcats didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Lancers 25-22 in the first set.
Miller City started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 20-25, 25-22, 25-22, 15-7.
Miller City's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Payton Michel, who had seven digs and 27 assists, and Libby Erford, who had 13 digs and two aces. Michel is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 27 or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Makenna Warnimont, who had 11 digs and 19 assists.
Even though they lost, Miller City was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 15 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Cory-Rawson made easy work of Temple Christian on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Fighting Hornets.
Cory-Rawson was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-15, 25-19.
Miller City's defeat dropped their record down to 16-5. As for Cory-Rawson, their win ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-17.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Miller City has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Cory-Rawson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Miller City beat Cory-Rawson 2-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2018. Will Miller City repeat their success, or does Cory-Rawson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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