Volleyball Preview: Springfield Wildcats vs. Miamisburg Vikings
Springfield is on a ten-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Miamisburg an 18-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Tuesday. The Springfield Wildcats will host the Miamisburg Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Springfield came up short against Centerville on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-13, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Miamisburg lost 3-0 to Springboro on Thursday.
Miamisburg was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-16, 25-17.
Miamisburg's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Reagan Toole, who had nine digs and four aces, and Daisy Fischer, who had 17 digs. That's the most aces Toole has posted since back in August.
Springfield's loss dropped their record down to 1-14. As for Miamisburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-15.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Springfield has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 6.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Miamisburg struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Springfield came up short against Miamisburg when the teams last played on September 5th, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Toole, who had 20 digs and three aces. Now that Springfield 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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