Volleyball Preview: Leipsic Vikings vs. Liberty-Benton Eagles
Leipsic is 2-8 against Liberty-Benton since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Leipsic Vikings will stay at home for another game and welcome the Liberty-Benton Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Leipsic will be strutting in after a win while Liberty-Benton will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Wednesday, Leipsic made easy work of Elmwood and carried off a 3-0 victory.
A big factor in the win was Leipsic's feisty defense: they held Elmwood to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-14, 25-11.
Leipsic 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 five aces in nine consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Liberty-Benton came up short against Perrysburg on Saturday and fell 2-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-17.
Leipsic's win was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-0. As for Liberty-Benton, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's contest: Leipsic has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 9.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Liberty-Benton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Leipsic came out on top in a nail-biter against Liberty-Benton in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Does Leipsic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Liberty-Benton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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