Volleyball Preview: Seymour Owls vs. New Albany Bulldogs
After five games on the road, Seymour is heading back home. They will welcome the New Albany Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Seymour is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest defeat since September 5th on Tuesday. They came up short against Silver Creek, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-20, 25-9.
Meanwhile, New Albany was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Columbus North by a score of 3-2.
New Albany actually scored more points across those five sets (99-87), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 10-25, 12-25, 25-20, 15-12.
New Albany's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Kinley Bush, who had seven aces and five digs, and Ivy Yeker, who had three aces. That's the most aces Yeker has posted in her last six games.
Even though they lost, New Albany was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Seymour's loss dropped their record down to 15-10. As for New Albany, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Seymour has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 7.4 aces per game. However, it's not like New Albany struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Seymour came out on top in a nail-biter against New Albany in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Does Seymour have another victory up their sleeve, or will New Albany turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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