North Shore is 0-10 against Summer Creek since September of 2017 but things could change on Friday. The North Shore Mustangs will venture away from home to challenge the Summer Creek Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m.
North Shore is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game on Tuesday. They came up short against King, falling 3-0.
While North Shore ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-20, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Summer Creek waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Wildcats 3-0.
While Summer Creek won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-15, 25-17.
Summer Creek couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 42% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 21.9% earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 36%.
North Shore's defeat dropped their record down to 5-21. As for Summer Creek, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 15-17 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: North Shore has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 4.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Summer Creek struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
North Shore suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Summer Creek when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can North Shore avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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