The Boiling Springs Bulldogs will venture away from home to square off against the Eastside Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Boiling Springs will be looking to extend their current 11-game winning streak.
Boiling Springs is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: James F. Byrnes, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Boiling Springs was ranked third). Boiling Springs came out on top against James F. Byrnes by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday.
Boiling Springs walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-19, 20-25, 25-20.
Boiling Springs can attribute much of their success to Coleman Wheatley, who had a kill, a block, and 34 assists, and Brady Gilmore, who had 13 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Gilmore has posted since back in September.
Boiling Springs kept the net locked down and finished the game with 13 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least eight blocks in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Eastside lost 3-0 to Dorman on Wednesday. The Eagles have struggled against the Cavaliers recently, as their game on Wednesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-22, 25-14.
Boiling Springs pushed their record up to 13-4 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Eastside, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's matchup: Boiling Springs has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Eastside struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Boiling Springs came up short against Eastside in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. Can Boiling Springs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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