Volleyball Preview: Stryker Panthers vs. Pettisville Blackbirds
Stryker is 2-8 against Pettisville since September of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Stryker Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Pettisville Blackbirds at 5:30 p.m. Stryker will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Last Thursday, Stryker came up short against Hilltop and fell 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-16, 25-27, 25-22.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Pettisville's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Swanton.
The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 19-25, 25-16, 25-23.
Pettisville's defeat came about despite a quality game from Becca Strauss, who had 14 digs.
Even though they lost, Pettisville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Stryker's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Pettisville, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Stryker has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 10.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Pettisville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Stryker suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Pettisville when the teams last played back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Strauss, who had 23 digs. Now that Stryker 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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