Volleyball Preview: Mellen Granite Diggers vs. Drummond Lumberjacks
Mellen is 2-8 against Drummond since September of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. After both having extra time off, both will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. Mellen is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
Last Friday, Mellen earned a 3-1 win over Butternut.
Mellen walked away with the victory (but they looked especially good in the fourth set). The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 21-25, 25-18, 25-15.
Mellen was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 11.2.
Meanwhile, Drummond got the win against Lac Courte Oreilles on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lumberjacks.
Mellen has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-7 record this season. As for Drummond, their win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-4.
Mellen might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Drummond in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Mellen have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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