The Asheboro Blue Comets will venture away from home to face off against the Kings Mountain Mountaineers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Asheboro is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Pisgah as Asheboro made off with a 3-0 win.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-21, 25-11.
Among those leading the charge was Eva Vuncannon, who had seven digs and 16 assists. She is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Kings Mountain, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They put the hurt on Stuart W. Cramer with a sharp 3-0 victory on Tuesday.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Kings Mountain was: they took every set by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-9, 25-13.
Kings Mountain was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 11 consecutive matches.
Asheboro pushed their record up to 19-6 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Kings Mountain, their victory bumped their record up to 25-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Asheboro hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 9.9 blocks per game. It's a different story for Kings Mountain, though, as they've been averaging only 1.5. Given Asheboro's sizable advantage in that area, Kings Mountain will need to find a way to close that gap. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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