Chester has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Richards Panthers at 4:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Chester challenged Goodrich. in a bug-themed battle on Tuesday. Everything went Chester's way against Goodrich as Chester made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Chester was: they took every set by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-4, 25-7, 25-11.
Chester can attribute much of their success to Sydney Brock, who had 16 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Brock has posted since back in September.
Chester was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in eight consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Richards got the win against Goodrich on Friday by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Richards was: they took every set by at least 15 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-5, 25-9.
Richards' victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kyley Douga, who had two aces and 14 assists.
Chester has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 22 of their last 23 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 31-9 record this season. As for Richards, their win bumped their record up to 21-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: Chester has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Richards struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Chester took their victory against Richards when the teams last played last Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0. Will Chester repeat their success, or does Richards have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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