Caney Creek is 0-4 against Oak Ridge since September of 2022 but things could change on Tuesday. The Caney Creek Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Oak Ridge War Eagles at 5:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Caney Creek will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Conroe, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Caney Creek walked away with a 3-1 win over Conroe on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
The match finished with set scores of 28-26, 22-25, 25-18, 25-18.
Meanwhile, everything went Oak Ridge's way against Willis on Friday as Oak Ridge made off with a 3-0 victory.
Oak Ridge never let Willis on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-22, 25-13.
Caney Creek's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 16-13. As for Oak Ridge, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-7 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Caney Creek has serving mastered this season, having averaged 6.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Oak Ridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Caney Creek might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Oak Ridge in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Caney Creek avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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