Volleyball Preview: Badger Braves vs. Lordstown Red Devils
Badger is 8-2 against Lordstown since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Badger Braves will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lordstown Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. Lordstown took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Badger, who comes in off a win.
Badger took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Mathews.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-20, 25-20.
It was another big night for Gabriella Miller, who had nine digs, eight blocks, and two aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in blocks. Another player making a difference was Kaylin Harnett, who had eight kills, eight digs, and three aces.
Badger kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That's the most blocks they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Lordstown was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Pymatuning Valley.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-11, 25-23.
Lordstown's loss came about despite a quality game from Dani Lickwar, who had six kills, four digs, and two blocks.
Badger's win bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Lordstown, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Badger has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Lordstown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Badger took their victory against Lordstown in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Badger have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lordstown turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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