Severance hasn't had much luck against Roosevelt recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Severance Silver Knights will head out to challenge the Roosevelt Roughriders at 6:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Severance sitting on four straight victories and Roosevelt on three.
Last Thursday, Severance got the win against Greeley Central by a conclusive 3-0.
After all that action, the final score was 25-21, 27-25, 25-21.
Severance's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Chay Korneychuk, who had seven digs and two aces.
Korneychuk wasn't the only one working in the aces department: Severance 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 ten aces in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Roosevelt made easy work of Greeley Central on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-12, 25-18, 25-13.
Roosevelt's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Aliana Hernandez led the charge by getting 12 digs. Hernandez is crushing it when it comes to digs: she's had at least 11 every time she's taken the court this season.
Severance's record now sits at 4-0. As for Roosevelt, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Severance has serving mastered this season, having averaged 12.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Roosevelt struggles in that department as they've been averaging 14.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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