The Herculaneum Black Cats will head out on the road to challenge the North County Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Herculaneum came up short against DeSoto on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Black Cats haven't had much luck with the Dragons recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Herculaneum took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-7, 25-20, 25-22.
Meanwhile, North County came up short against Farmington on Wednesday and fell 2-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-14.
North County's defeat dropped their record down to 15-13. As for Herculaneum, their loss dropped their record down to 7-16-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Herculaneum has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.4 aces per game. However, it's not like North County struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 5 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Herculaneum might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from North County in their previous matchup back in September. Can the Black Cats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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