Volleyball Preview: Vermilion Sailors vs. Perkins Pirates
Vermilion has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Perkins Pirates at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Vermilion made easy work of Margaretta and carried off a 3-0 victory.
After all that action, the final score was 25-8, 25-20, 25-15.
Haley Stepp and Peyton Logsdon were among the main playmakers for Vermilion as the former had ten digs and the latter hit 58.8% for 12 digs, 11 kills, and a block. The dominant performance gave Logsdon a new career-high in hitting percentage.
Vermilion was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Perkins came into Thursday's game having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Sandusky on Thursday.
Perkins was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-17, 25-23, 26-24.
Perkins relied on the efforts of Avery Maldonado, who had seven digs and four aces, and Olivia Hartung, who had 20 digs and seven aces. Hartung is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Vermilion's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-7. As for Perkins, their win ended a ten-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Vermilion has serving mastered this season, having averaged 7 aces per game. However, it's not like Perkins struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Vermilion was able to grind out a solid victory over Perkins in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Vermilion since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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