The Polk County Wolverines will host the Robbinsville Black Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Polk County is coming into the game hot, having won their last eight games.
Polk County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Highlands with a sharp 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Polk County was: they took every set by at least 15 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-10, 25-10.
Polk County can attribute much of their success to Charley Dusenbury, who had 12 digs, three aces, and two kills. Dusenbury is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 15 or more in the last 19 games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Robbinsville, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Rosman on Tuesday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 22-25, 25-22, 25-18.
Polk County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. As for Robbinsville, their win bumped their record up to 17-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Polk County has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Robbinsville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Polk County's way against Robbinsville in their previous meeting back in October of 2017, as Polk County made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Polk County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Robbinsville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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