The Strasburg-Franklin Tigers will square off against the Caldwell Redskins at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Strasburg-Franklin comes in on three and Caldwell on 11.
Strasburg-Franklin is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Southern.
The final score came out to 26-24, 25-21, 19-25, 25-20.
Strasburg-Franklin found their leader in sophomore Rayelle Watkins, who had eight digs.
Meanwhile, Caldwell got the win against Notre Dame on Wednesday by a conclusive 3-0.
Caldwell walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-11, 25-17.
Caldwell couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 43.8% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was back in August.
Strasburg-Franklin pushed their record up to 19-6 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Caldwell, their victory bumped their record up to 23-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's match: Strasburg-Franklin has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Caldwell struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Strasburg-Franklin came out on top in a nail-biter against Caldwell in their previous meeting back in September, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Strasburg-Franklin 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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