Seymour is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Holy Cross is on a five-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Seymour will be strutting in after a victory while Holy Cross will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, everything went Seymour's way against Watertown as Seymour made off with a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Seymour took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-13, 25-9.
Seymour was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in 27 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Holy Cross unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of Naugatuck by a score of 3-2.
Holy Cross took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-12, 18-25, 25-23, 15-11.
Seymour's victory bumped their record up to 11-0. As for Holy Cross, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Seymour has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 18.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Holy Cross struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Seymour's way against Holy Cross when the teams last played back in September, as Seymour made off with a 3-0 win. Does Seymour have another victory up their sleeve, or will Holy Cross turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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