Volleyball Preview: Chesapeake Panthers vs. New Lexington Panthers
After both having extra time off, the Chesapeake Panthers and the New Lexington Panthers will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Chesapeake sitting on five straight wins and New Lexington on seven.
Last Wednesday, everything went Chesapeake's way against Ironton as Chesapeake made off with a 3-0 victory.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-21, 25-22.
Chesapeake was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 32 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, New Lexington got the win against Eastern on Wednesday by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant New Lexington was: they took every set by at least 17 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-4, 25-8, 25-7.
New Lexington's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Gracie Newlon led the charge by getting seven digs and five aces. Newlon is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Paige Binkley, who had six aces.
Chesapeake is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for New Lexington, they pushed their record up to 18-5 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Chesapeake has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 14.5 aces per game. However, it's not like New Lexington struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Chesapeake suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to New Lexington in their previous meeting back in October of 2018. Can Chesapeake avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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