Volleyball Preview: Great Bend Panthers vs. Dodge City Demons
Great Bend has gone 10-0 against Dodge City recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Great Bend Panthers will take on the Dodge City Demons at 5:00 p.m. Great Bend will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Great Bend is returning to their home court after beating Hutchinson on theirs, despite the fact Hutchinson has dominated at home this season. Great Bend came out on top against Hutchinson by a score of 2-0 on Thursday.
Great Bend easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-19.
Great Bend's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Ava Kaiser, who had 12 digs, and Kimmy Hofflinger, who had six digs.
Meanwhile, Dodge City earned a 2-0 victory over Liberal on Tuesday.
Dodge City easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-11.
Great Bend's win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-2. As for Dodge City, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-11 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Great Bend has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Dodge City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Great Bend beat Dodge City 2-0 in their previous matchup back in September. Does Great Bend have another victory up their sleeve, or will Dodge City turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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