Volleyball Preview: Upper Scioto Valley Rams vs. North Baltimore Tigers
The Upper Scioto Valley Rams will square off against the North Baltimore Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Upper Scioto Valley is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Ada just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to the Bulldogs. The defeat continues a trend for the Rams in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost four in a row.
The final score came out to 25-18, 21-25, 25-11, 25-14.
Meanwhile, North Baltimore hadn't done well against Elmwood recently (they were 0-7 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. North Baltimore sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Elmwood. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
North Baltimore wouldn't go down easily and took Elmwood into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 29-27, 21-25, 23-25, 15-12.
North Baltimore kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted in their last seven games.
Upper Scioto Valley's loss dropped their record down to 4-15. As for North Baltimore, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-8 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Upper Scioto Valley has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.3 aces per game. However, it's not like North Baltimore 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.
Upper Scioto Valley took their win against North Baltimore when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Upper Scioto Valley since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
