Volleyball Preview: Lexington Minutemen vs. Ashland Arrows
The Lexington Minutemen's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Ashland Arrows at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Saturday, Lexington came up short against Norwalk and fell 2-0.
Lexington was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-22.
The losing side was boosted by Savannah Wolf, who had eight digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last eight games.
Meanwhile, Ashland waltzed into their contest on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Rams as they made off with a 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-7, 25-15.
Ashland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in three consecutive matchups.
Lexington's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 13-4. As for Ashland, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Lexington has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 12.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Ashland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Lexington took their victory against Ashland when the teams last played on September 5th by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lexington since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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