Cannon is 8-2 against Covenant Day since September of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Cannon Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Covenant Day Lions at 6:15 p.m. Cannon will be strutting in after a win while Covenant Day will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, Cannon beat Providence Day 3-1.
After all that action, the final score was 25-13, 25-14, 18-25, 25-20.
Cannon 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 eight aces in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Covenant Day came up short against Charlotte Latin on Tuesday and fell 3-1. The Lions haven't had much luck with the Hawks recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
The final score came out to 25-18, 25-19, 25-27, 25-19.
Covenant Day's loss came about despite a quality game from Skylar Williams, who had six digs and two aces. That's the most aces Williams has posted since back in October of 2023.
Cannon is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Covenant Day, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Cannon has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Covenant Day struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Cannon's way against Covenant Day in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as Cannon made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cannon since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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