After eight games on the road, Bartram Trail is heading back home. After both having extra time off, they and the Creekside Knights will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Creekside took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Bartram Trail, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, it was close, but Bartram Trail sidestepped Nease for a 3-2 victory.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Bartram Trail got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 22-25, 25-23, 21-25, 15-10.
Kate Piekarczyk went supernova for Bartram Trail, getting 25 digs.
Bartram Trail was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 17 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Creekside suffered their biggest defeat since August 27th last Wednesday. They lost 3-0 to Beachside.
Creekside was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 25-15, 25-21.
Bartram Trail is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. As for Creekside, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Bartram Trail has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 8.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Creekside struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Bartram Trail might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Creekside in their previous meeting on September 10th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Creekside's Killian Burnett, who had 14 digs and three aces. Now that Bartram Trail knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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