The Gothenburg Swedes will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the Minden Whippets at 1:00 p.m.
Gothenburg can't be too worried about heading out to take on Minden: they just beat Clarkson/Leigh at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Gothenburg skirted past Clarkson/Leigh 3-2.
Gothenburg 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 22-25, 25-18, 21-25, 25-19, 16-14.
Joey Holland went supernova for Gothenburg, getting 17 digs.
Gothenburg kept the net locked down and finished the game with 16 blocks. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 1.9 blocks per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 4.2.
Meanwhile, Minden waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Bluejays 3-0.
One reason for the win was Minden's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-15, 25-13.
Gothenburg pushed their record up to 23-10 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Minden, their record now sits at 34-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's game: Gothenburg has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Minden struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Gothenburg was able to grind out a solid win over Minden in their previous meeting two weeks ago, winning 2-0. Does Gothenburg have another victory up their sleeve, or will Minden turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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