The Ardrey Kell Knights are on the road again on Monday to play the Myers Park Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Tuesday, everything went Ardrey Kell's way against Ballantyne Ridge as Ardrey Kell made off with a 3-0 victory.
While Ardrey Kell might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Ballantyne Ridge scored at least 16 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-5, 25-16.
Among those leading the charge was Madison Ross, who had three aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last 11 matchups.
Meanwhile, Myers Park waltzed into their match on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They put the hurt on the Pirates with a sharp 3-0 win.
Myers Park was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-17, 25-18.
Cameron Cox was nothing short of spectacular: she had seven digs and six aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Myers Park was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in 13 consecutive games.
Ardrey Kell is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-10 record this season. As for Myers Park, they pushed their record up to 12-6 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's matchup: Ardrey Kell has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 8.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Myers Park struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Ardrey Kell might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Myers Park in their previous matchup on September 5th. Can Ardrey Kell avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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