Volleyball Preview: Pikeville Panthers vs. Floyd Central Jaguars
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers challenges Jaguars at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Pikeville will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Last Tuesday, everything went Pikeville's way against Belfry as Pikeville made off with a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Pikeville took every set by at least 11 points. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-14, 25-11.
Pikeville's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Anna Mouton, who had eight digs, and Maria Perez, who had four digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Pikeville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Floyd Central beat Betsy Layne 3-1 on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Jaguars.
Floyd Central had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 29-27, 25-18, 25-18.
JerriLynn Hatfield was the offensive standout of the game as she had 12 digs and two aces.
Pikeville's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-6. As for Floyd Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-11-1 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's contest: Pikeville has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8 aces per game. However, it's not like Floyd Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Pikeville took their win against Floyd Central in their previous matchup back in August by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pikeville 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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