The Edison Wildcats will face off against the Catholic Central Crusaders at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday. Edison is out to stop a ten-game streak of losses at home.
Edison came up short against Indian Creek on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-15, 25-10, 25-9.
Meanwhile, Catholic Central was able to grind out a solid win over Brooke on Tuesday, taking the game 3-1.
Catholic Central had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 12-25, 25-17, 25-17, 25-16.
Catholic Central's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Lilly Balzano, who had eight kills, three digs, two aces, and a block, and Julia Nurczyk, who had seven kills and two aces. That's the most aces Balzano has posted in her last seven matches.
Catholic Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive contests.
Edison's defeat dropped their record down to 1-18. As for Catholic Central, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Edison has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 4.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Catholic Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Edison might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Catholic Central when the teams last played back in August. Will Edison have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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