Volleyball Preview: Liberty-Benton Eagles vs. Lexington Minutemen
The Liberty-Benton Eagles will head out to take on the Lexington Minutemen at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Last Thursday, everything went Liberty-Benton's way against Upper Sandusky as Liberty-Benton made off with a 3-0 victory.
Liberty-Benton was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-14, 25-16.
Josie Todd and Maddy Amstutz were among the main playmakers for Liberty-Benton as the former had eight digs and 33 assists and the latter had 18 digs. Todd is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last 23 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ellie Norman, who had ten digs.
Liberty-Benton 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 matches.
Meanwhile, Lexington made easy work of Van Wert on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Minutemen.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Lexington was: they took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-10, 25-10.
Savannah Wolf had a dynamite game for Lexington, getting nine digs and four aces. That's the most aces Wolf has posted since back in September.
Liberty-Benton's victory bumped their record up to 15-8. As for Lexington, their win bumped their record up to 16-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Liberty-Benton has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Lexington struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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