Indian Creek has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to take on the Cambridge Bobcats at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Indian Creek is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest win since September 3rd on Tuesday. They blew past Edison 3-0. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Redskins as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
One reason for the win was Indian Creek's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-10, 25-9.
Allison Mcgraw and Gabby Taylor were among the main playmakers for Indian Creek as the former had seven digs and four aces and the latter had 12 assists. That's the most aces Mcgraw has posted since back in September.
Indian Creek was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Cambridge can finally bid farewell to their 11-game losing streak thanks to their game on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Zanesville.
While Cambridge won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-6, 25-18, 25-23.
Indian Creek's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-11. As for Cambridge, their victory ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-16.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Indian Creek has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Cambridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Indian Creek took their win against Cambridge in their previous matchup back in August by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Indian Creek 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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