Volleyball Preview: Defiance Bulldogs vs. Bath Wildcats
Defiance has gone 10-0 against Bath recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Defiance Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bath Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Defiance didn't have quite enough to beat Elida and fell 3-2.
Defiance actually scored more points across those five sets (109-103), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 26-24, 16-25, 21-25, 15-13.
The losing side was boosted by Piper Hampton, who had 14 digs.
Meanwhile, Bath was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against St. John's, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-12, 25-11, 25-15.
Defiance's defeat dropped their record down to 12-5. As for Bath, their loss dropped their record down to 4-14.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Defiance has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 10.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Bath struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Defiance's way against Bath in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Defiance made off with a 3-0 win. Will Defiance repeat their success, or does Bath have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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