Volleyball Preview: Olentangy Braves vs. Thomas Worthington CARDINALS
Olentangy has gone 9-1 against Thomas Worthington recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:00 p.m.
Olentangy lost 3-0 to Olentangy Berlin last Thursday. The Braves have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Olentangy was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-18, 25-11.
Olentangy's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Maya Soungpradith, who had 13 digs, and Rai Pierson, who had 13 digs. Soungpradith is crushing it when it comes to digs: she's had at least ten every time she's taken the court this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Thomas Worthington, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They came out on top against Dublin Jerome by a score of 3-1 last Thursday.
Thomas Worthington had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 17-25, 25-21, 25-17, 25-17.
Thomas Worthington found their leader in underclassman Sydney Roberts, who had five digs and two aces.
Olentangy's defeat dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Thomas Worthington, their victory bumped their record up to 9-13.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Olentangy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Thomas Worthington struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Olentangy's way against Thomas Worthington in their previous matchup back in September, as Olentangy made off with a 3-0 win. Does Olentangy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Thomas Worthington turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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