Platteville is 7-1 against Lodi since August of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. Platteville will be strutting in after a victory while Lodi will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Thursday, everything went Platteville's way against River Valley as Platteville made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hillmen.
Platteville walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-9, 25-21.
Claire Huser was nothing short of spectacular: she had 18 digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Platteville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Lodi didn't have quite enough to beat Lakeside Lutheran on Tuesday and fell 3-2. The Blue Devils have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lodi took Lakeside Lutheran into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-16, 25-23, 13-25, 15-10.
Lodi might have lost, but man, Fayth Hesselberg was a machine: she had 21 digs and five aces. That's the most aces Hesselberg has posted in her last seven games.
Platteville is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-10 record this season. As for Lodi, their loss dropped their record down to 27-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Platteville has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Lodi struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Platteville took their win against Lodi in their previous matchup back in October of 2019 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Platteville since the team 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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