After both having extra time off, the Evansville Christian Eagles and the Northeast Dubois Jeeps will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Northeast Dubois is hoping to do what Cannelton couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Evansville Christian's winning streak, which now stands at six games. Evansville Christian blew past Cannelton 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Evansville Christian was: they took every set by at least 15 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-10, 25-5.
Allie Foreman was a one-man wrecking crew for Evansville Christian as she had eight aces. The dominant performance gave Foreman a new career-high in aces.
Evansville Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 26 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Northeast Dubois, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Southridge on Thursday.
Northeast Dubois was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-15, 25-21.
Evansville Christian is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. As for Northeast Dubois, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-13.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Evansville Christian has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Northeast Dubois struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Evansville Christian took their win against Northeast Dubois in their previous meeting back in August by a conclusive 3-0. Will Evansville Christian repeat their success, or does Northeast Dubois have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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