The Huron Tigers will host the Galion Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Huron took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Clear Fork.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Huron took every set by at least 17 points. The final score came out to 25-8, 25-8, 25-7.
Adelyn Van Sickle and Jenna Cox were among the main playmakers for Huron as the former had nine digs and three aces and the latter had six digs and four aces. Those four aces gave Cox a new career-high.
Huron couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 42.9% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Galion duked it out withCrestview on Thursday. Galion put the hurt on Crestview with a sharp 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
While Galion won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-13, 25-14, 25-22.
Among those leading the charge was Cameron Eckert, who had 13 digs and two aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylee James, who had ten digs.
Huron is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for Galion, their victory bumped their record up to 13-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Huron has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Galion struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Huron skirted past Galion 3-2 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Does Huron have another victory up their sleeve, or will Galion turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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