The Rice Lake Warriors will head out on the road to take on the Chippewa Falls Cardinals at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Rice Lake made easy work of Menomonie and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Warriors.
One reason for the win was Rice Lake's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-17, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Chippewa Falls had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They came out on top against the Pointers by a score of 2-0.
While Chippewa Falls won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-23.
Claire Hoepner was the offensive standout of the contest as she had 15 digs.
Rice Lake is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Chippewa Falls, their victory bumped their record up to 13-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Rice Lake has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 5.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Chippewa Falls struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Rice Lake was able to grind out a solid win over Chippewa Falls in their previous matchup back in August, winning 2-0. Does Rice Lake have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chippewa Falls turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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