Volleyball Preview: Lane Tech Champions vs. Payton College Prep Grizzlies
Lane Tech is 8-2 against Payton College Prep since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Lane Tech Champions will play host again on Wednesday to welcome the Payton College Prep Grizzlies, where the match is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, Lane Tech earned a 2-0 win over Northside.
While Lane Tech won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-22.
Lane Tech can attribute much of their success to Juliana Apezzato, who had three digs and three aces, and Alyssa Loverde, who had ten aces, four digs, and two kills. That's the most aces Loverde has posted since back in September.
Lane Tech 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 16 aces in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Payton College Prep waltzed into their matchup on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Dolphins 2-1.
Payton College Prep had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-21, 25-22.
Lane Tech is on a roll lately: they've won 23 of their last 24 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 27-6 record this season. As for Payton College Prep, their win bumped their record up to 19-13.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's match: Lane Tech has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Payton College Prep struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Lane Tech skirted past Payton College Prep 2-1 in their previous matchup on October 1st. Will Lane Tech repeat their success, or does Payton College Prep have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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