Volleyball Preview: New Philadelphia Quakers vs. Dover Crimson Tornadoes
New Philadelphia is 2-8 against Dover since September of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The New Philadelphia Quakers will face off against the Dover Crimson Tornadoes at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
New Philadelphia took a loss when they played away from home last Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They came out on top against Steubenville by a score of 3-1.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 20-25, 25-18, 26-24.
Lilyana Wells and Aubrie Watson were among the main playmakers for New Philadelphia as the former had nine digs and two aces and the latter had seven digs and three aces. That's the most aces Wells has posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Dover got the win against Tri-Valley on Wednesday by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Crimson Tornadoes.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-13, 25-18.
Dover got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Madeline Fockler out in front who had 15 digs and two aces. Fockler is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Isabelle Stoldt, who had nine digs.
New Philadelphia's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-9. As for Dover, their victory bumped their record up to 20-3.
New Philadelphia suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Dover in their previous matchup last Thursday. Can New Philadelphia avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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