Volleyball Preview: Miller City Wildcats vs. Lincolnview Lancers
The Miller City Wildcats will take on the Lincolnview Lancers at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It was a proper cat-fight when Miller City faced off against Liberty Center on Thursday. Miller City had just enough and edged Liberty Center out 3-2.
Miller City had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-27, 25-17, 25-16, 15-13.
Libby Erford and Makenna Warnimont were among the main playmakers for Miller City as the former had 20 digs and the latter had 12 digs and 13 assists. Erford is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Lincolnview made easy work of Defiance on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lancers.
Lincolnview's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Defiance between 19 and 20 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-19, 25-20.
Lincolnview had a senior duo take command as Allie Miller had 20 digs and Madelyn Berryman had 13 digs.
Miller City is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Lincolnview, their victory bumped their record up to 15-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's match: Miller City has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Lincolnview struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Miller City took their win against Lincolnview in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Miller City since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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