Volleyball Preview: New Albany Bulldogs vs. Seymour Owls
The New Albany Bulldogs will venture away from home to take on the Seymour Owls at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
On Tuesday, New Albany didn't have quite enough to beat Columbus North and fell 3-2.
New Albany actually scored more points across those five sets (99-87), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 10-25, 12-25, 25-20, 15-12.
New Albany's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Kinley Bush, who had seven aces and five digs, and Ivy Yeker, who had three aces. What's more, Yeker also racked up no blocks, the mostshe's had in her last three games.
Even though they lost, New Albany was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Seymour suffered their biggest defeat since September 5th on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Silver Creek.
The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-20, 25-9.
New Albany's record is now 10-7. As for Seymour, their record is now 15-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: New Albany has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 10.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Seymour struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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