Crestview is 1-9 against Western Reserve since September of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Crestview Cougars will look to defend their home court against the Western Reserve Roughriders at 6:45 p.m.
Crestview came up short against St. Paul on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
After all that action, the final score was 25-12, 25-15, 25-16.
Despite the loss, Crestview saw an underclassman step up: Lena Kahl had seven digs and three aces. That's the most aces Kahl has posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, Western Reserve came tearing into Tuesday's match with six straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Big Red.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Western Reserve was: they took every set by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-10, 25-6.
Crestview's defeat dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Western Reserve, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Crestview has serving mastered this season, having averaged 9.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Western Reserve 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.
Crestview suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Western Reserve in their previous meeting back in August. Will Crestview have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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