Volleyball Preview: Seneca East Tigers vs. Bucyrus Redmen
On Tuesday Seneca East will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will face off against the Bucyrus Redmen at 6:30 p.m. Seneca East will be strutting in after a win while Bucyrus will be coming in after a loss.
Last Thursday, Seneca East made easy work of Wynford and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-22, 26-24.
Seneca East can attribute much of their success to Alaina Chapman, who had eight digs and two aces. Chapman is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted nine or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Devynn Cheek, who had ten digs.
Seneca East 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 six aces in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Bucyrus 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 Buckeye Central.
While Bucyrus had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least eight points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-8, 25-11.
Seneca East's win bumped their record up to 9-6. As for Bucyrus, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Seneca East has serving mastered this season, having averaged 10.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Bucyrus struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Seneca East took their victory against Bucyrus in their previous matchup back in August by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Seneca East since the team 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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