Volleyball Preview: Leesville Road Pride vs. Enloe Eagles
Leesville Road is 10-0 against Enloe since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Leesville Road Pride will host the Enloe Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Monday, Leesville Road didn't have quite enough to beat Panther Creek and fell 3-2.
Leesville Road took Panther Creek into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. After all that action, the final score was 20-25, 25-15, 25-13, 22-25, 15-9.
Leesville Road's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Isabelle Barna, who had 32 digs, and Emily Mauro, who had seven digs. Barna is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Enloe came up short against Sanderson on Thursday, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-20, 25-19.
Even though they lost, Enloe kept the net locked down and finished the game with 14 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Leesville Road's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Enloe, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Leesville Road has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Enloe struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Leesville Road's way against Enloe in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 as Leesville Road made off with a 3-0 win. Does Leesville Road have another victory up their sleeve, or will Enloe turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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