Volleyball Preview: Walnut Hills Eagles vs. Little Miami Panthers
Walnut Hills hasn't had much luck against Little Miami recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Walnut Hills Eagles will head out to challenge the Little Miami Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Walnut Hills lost 3-0 to Kings on Tuesday. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-15, 25-14.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Little Miami took on Harrison on Saturday. Little Miami fell just short of Harrison by a score of 3-2. While the Panthers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Wildcats 25-19 in the first set.
While Harrison got the win, Little Miami sure made them earn it: two sets took extra rallies. The final score came out to 19-25, 26-18, 26-24, 25-20, 13-15.
The losing side was boosted by Samantha Hunter, who had six digs and 13 assists.
Even though they lost, Little Miami was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive games.
Walnut Hills' defeat dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Little Miami, their loss dropped their record down to 7-13.
Walnut Hills suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Little Miami when the teams last played back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Little Miami's Kendall Grace Oeder, who had 19 digs and two aces. Now that Walnut Hills knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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