Ottawa Hills is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Swanton is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Ottawa Hills Green Bears will host the Swanton Bulldogs at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Last Monday, Ottawa Hills made easy work of Woodmore and carried off a 3-0 win.
While Ottawa Hills won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-20, 25-23.
Ottawa Hills found their leader in underclassman Brodi Kale, who had eight digs and two aces. That's the most aces Kale has posted in her last seven games.
Ottawa Hills was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Woodmore only served seven.
Meanwhile, Swanton got the win against Bryan on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
Swanton never let Bryan on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-17, 25-23.
Among those leading the charge was Jordyn Ramirez, who had 11 digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Ottawa Hills' victory bumped their record up to 11-4. As for Swanton, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: Ottawa Hills has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 13.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Swanton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Ottawa Hills might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Swanton when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Ottawa Hills avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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