Volleyball Preview: Logan Chieftains vs. Pickerington Central Tigers
The Logan Chieftains are taking a road trip to take on the Pickerington Central Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Logan sitting on five straight wins and Pickerington Central on nine.
Last Tuesday, Logan made easy work of Teays Valley and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Logan was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-15, 25-12.
Logan can attribute much of their success to Gracen Grow, who had 11 digs, and Allie Horn, who had nine digs.
Logan couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 40.2% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 19.6% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 37.5%.
Meanwhile, Pickerington Central got the win against Reynoldsburg on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Pickerington Central was: they took every set by at least 14 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-11, 25-11, 25-9.
Pickerington Central's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Lily Foster, who had four digs and four aces, and Mycaela Massey, who had four digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Foster a new career-high in aces.
Logan pushed their record up to 8-2 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Pickerington Central, their record now sits at 10-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Logan has serving mastered this season, having averaged 9.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Pickerington Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Logan was able to grind out a solid victory over Pickerington Central when the teams last played back in August, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Logan 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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