The Milford Eagles will square off against the Sycamore Aviators at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Milford is coming into the contest hot, having won their last seven games.
On Thursday, Milford made easy work of Lakota West and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-14, 25-17.
Drew Ward
| 05/08/25 vs Lakota West | 18 |
| 05/07/25 @ Princeton | 15 |
| 05/06/25 @ Lebanon | 11 |
| 05/01/25 vs Walnut Hills | 12 |
| 04/29/25 @ West Clermont | 5 |
| + 3 more games |
Milford's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Drew Ward, who had 18 digs and two assists. That's the most digs Ward has posted over his last eight matches. Another player making a difference was Andrew Morgan, who had six digs and two aces.
Milford couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 54.8% of their attack attempts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hitting percentage total in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Sycamore didn't have quite enough to beat St. Xavier on Thursday and fell 3-2. The loss continues a trend for the Aviators in their meetings with the Bombers: they've now lost three in a row.
Sycamore took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 23-25, 27-29, 25-14, 15-8.
Milford's victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-2. As for Sycamore, they now have a losing record of 8-9.
Milford was able to grind out a solid win over Sycamore in their previous meeting back in April, winning 2-0. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Aviators have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
