Loveland has gone a perfect 6-0 against Lebanon recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Tigers will look to defend their home court against the Warriors at 6:00 p.m. Lebanon took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Loveland, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, Loveland got the win against Kings by a conclusive 3-0.
Loveland was especially dominant in the first set. The final score came out to 25-6, 25-17, 25-17.
Miles Ewald
| 04/29/25 @ Kings | 13 |
| 04/24/25 @ West Clermont | 1 |
| 04/21/25 @ Turpin | 1 |
| 04/08/25 vs West Clermont | 3 |
| 04/03/25 @ Sycamore | 4 |
| 04/02/25 @ Princeton | 17 |
Loveland's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Landon Balmos Ruddock, who had nine digs and three aces, and Miles Ewald, who had 13 assists. That's the most assists Ewald has posted since back in April.
Meanwhile, Lebanon unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Anderson by a score of 3-2.
Lebanon actually scored more points across those five sets (110-101), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 29-27, 25-23, 14-25, 18-25, 15-10.
Loveland will have to contain Braydon Crockett as he made an impact in Lebanon's last game. He had 24 digs and two assists. Crockett has been hot for a while, having posted ten or more digs the last 16 times he's played.
Lebanon's loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Loveland, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Loveland has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Lebanon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Loveland took their victory against Lebanon in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 3-0 score. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Warriors have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
