After both having extra time off, the Lake Flyers and the Bryan Golden Bears will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lake is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
Last Thursday, Lake made easy work of Maumee and carried off a 3-0 win.
While Lake won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-15, 25-22.
Lake 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 ten aces in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Bryan narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Wauseon 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Golden Bears.
Bryan was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 25-23, 21-25, 25-15, 15-7.
Lake's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-6. As for Bryan, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-16 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Lake has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Bryan struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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