The Robbinsville Black Knights will square off against the Polk County Wolverines at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Robbinsville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Rosman.
The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 22-25, 25-22, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Polk County entered their tilt with Highlands on Tuesday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They blew past the Highlanders 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Polk County took every set by at least 15 points. The final score came out to 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.
Robbinsville's win bumped their record up to 17-9. As for Polk County, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Robbinsville has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Polk County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Robbinsville suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Polk County in their previous matchup back in October of 2017. Can Robbinsville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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