Volleyball Preview: Batesville Bulldogs vs. Lawrenceburg Tigers
The Batesville Bulldogs's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Lawrenceburg Tigers at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Batesville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Franklin County 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Batesville took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-12, 25-14.
Anya Richey was the offensive standout of the game as she had 15 digs.
Batesville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Lawrenceburg sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Union County on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Lawrenceburg who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 22-25, 15-13.
Lawrenceburg's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Bryleigh Boyd, who had 17 digs, and Zoe Roudebush, who had six digs and 14 assists. Boyd is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 17 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Batesville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 26-4 record this season. As for Lawrenceburg, their victory bumped their record up to 22-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Batesville has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Lawrenceburg struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Batesville beat Lawrenceburg 3-1 in their previous matchup last Thursday. Does Batesville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lawrenceburg turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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