Volleyball Preview: Ottawa Hills Green Bears vs. Patrick Henry Patriots
Ottawa Hills has been away from home for two games now, but on Tuesday they'll finally make their return. After both having extra time off, they and the Patrick Henry Patriots will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Two weeks ago, everything went Ottawa Hills' way against Central Catholic as Ottawa Hills made off with a 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-21, 25-17, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Patrick Henry beat Liberty Center 3-1 on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
Patrick Henry 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 21-25, 25-15, 25-23, 25-15.
Patrick Henry found their leader in underclassman Gracyn Schwiebert, who had six digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Schwiebert a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooke Scherdt, who had 17 digs.
Ottawa Hills is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Patrick Henry, their victory bumped their record up to 11-12.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Ottawa Hills has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 13.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Patrick Henry struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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