Volleyball Preview: Huntington Huntsmen vs. Chillicothe Cavaliers
The Huntington Huntsmen are on the road again on Saturday to play the Chillicothe Cavaliers at 10:00 a.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Tuesday, Huntington made easy work of Piketon and carried off a 3-0 win.
Huntington was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-9, 25-21.
Huntington was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Chillicothe had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They blew past the Panthers 3-0.
While Chillicothe won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-22, 25-11.
Huntington has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-2 record this season. As for Chillicothe, they pushed their record up to 12-9 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Huntington has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Chillicothe struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Huntington's way against Chillicothe in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as Huntington made off with a 3-0 win. Does Huntington have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chillicothe turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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