Volleyball Preview: Fort Recovery Indians vs. Yellow Springs Bulldogs
The Fort Recovery Indians will take on the Yellow Springs Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Fort Recovery came up short against St. Henry on Thursday, falling 3-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Indians in their matchups with the Redskins: they've now lost nine in a row.
Fort Recovery was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-14, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Yellow Springs came up short against Dayton Christian on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Yellow Springs was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Dayton Christian work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-16, 25-13.
Yellow Springs' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Addison Shafeek, who had 17 digs and two aces, and Ariana Robinson, who had six digs and 18 assists. Robinson is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last 40 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ru Robertson, who had 11 digs.
Fort Recovery's defeat dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Yellow Springs, their loss dropped their record down to 10-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's match: Fort Recovery has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Yellow Springs struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.4. 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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