The Western Reserve Blue Devils will venture away from home to face off against the Mineral Ridge Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Western Reserve will be strutting in after a victory while Mineral Ridge will be coming in after a loss.
Last Thursday, Western Reserve made easy work of McKinley and carried off a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Western Reserve took every set by at least 17 points. The final score came out to 25-8, 25-6, 25-8.
Western Reserve was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last nine games.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Mineral Ridge's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They came up short against Lakeview, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Rams have suffered since September 14th.
Mineral Ridge took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-18, 25-21.
Western Reserve's victory bumped their record up to 8-11. As for Mineral Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 11-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Western Reserve has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Mineral Ridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Western Reserve might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Mineral Ridge in their previous meeting back in September. Can Western Reserve avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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