Volleyball Preview: Piketon Redstreaks vs. Adena Warriors
Piketon hasn't had much luck against Adena recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Piketon Redstreaks will face off against the Adena Warriors at 6:00 a.m. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Having struggled with six losses in a row, Piketon finally turned things around against West Union on Monday. Everything went their way against the Dragons as they made off with a 3-0 win.
Meanwhile, Adena had already won 11 in a row and they went ahead and made it 12 on Tuesday. They blew past the Bearcats 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Adena was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-7, 25-14.
Adena's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kimmy Dalton led the charge by getting 20 digs and two aces. Dalton is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 12 games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayla Grooms, who had four digs and 19 assists.
Adena was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Piketon's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-14. As for Adena, they pushed their record up to 18-3 with the win, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season.
Piketon might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Adena when the teams last played back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Dalton, who had 22 digs and four aces. Now that Piketon knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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