Volleyball Preview: Odyssey Institute Minotaur vs. Snowflake Lobos
The Odyssey Institute Minotaur will venture away from home to take on the Snowflake Lobos at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Odyssey Institute will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Last Tuesday, Odyssey Institute was able to grind out a solid win over Blue Ridge, taking the game 3-1.
Odyssey Institute walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the first set). The final score came out to 25-14, 25-20, 26-28, 25-16.
Odyssey Institute was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 14 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Snowflake had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three last Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Roadrunners with a sharp 3-0 win.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-16, 25-9.
Snowflake relied on the efforts of Taya Schneider, who had four digs and four aces, and Hailey Jones, who had five aces. Schneider has been hot recently, having posted three or more aces the last three times she's played.
Snowflake is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 28-9 record this season. As for Odyssey Institute, their record now sits at 15-17.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's match: Odyssey Institute has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Snowflake struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Odyssey Institute might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Snowflake in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Can Odyssey Institute avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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