Volleyball Preview: Lima Senior Spartans vs. Bowsher BlueRacers
The Lima Senior Spartans will face off against the Bowsher BlueRacers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Lima Senior came up short against Botkins on Saturday, falling 3-0.
Lima Senior was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the 0th set very close. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-20, 25-19.
The losing side was boosted by Arazha Bowie, who had six aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
Even though they lost, Lima Senior 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 six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, everything went Bowsher's way against Scott on Wednesday as Bowsher made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the BlueRacers.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-11, 25-11.
Bowsher's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Megan Mast led the charge by getting 13 digs and four aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Day'Veonna Smith, who had seven aces.
Lima Senior's loss dropped their record down to 10-5. As for Bowsher, their victory bumped their record up to 9-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's match: Lima Senior has serving mastered this season, having averaged 13.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Bowsher struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Lima Senior beat Bowsher 3-1 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Does Lima Senior have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bowsher turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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