The Pine Creek Eagles will challenge the Cherokee Trail Cougars at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday. Pine Creek is coming into the game hot, having won their last 15 games.
Pine Creek is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They blew past Douglas County 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-20, 25-15.
Pine Creek was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in nine consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Cherokee Trail beat Westminster 3-1 on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
Cherokee Trail had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-17, 25-17, 25-15.
Alize Flores was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had 14 digs and a kill.
Cherokee Trail's record is now 18-6. As for Pine Creek, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-3 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Pine Creek has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Cherokee Trail struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Pine Creek was able to grind out a solid victory over Cherokee Trail when the teams last played back in October, winning 3-1. Will Pine Creek repeat their success, or does Cherokee Trail have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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