The Auburndale Apaches will take on the Pittsville Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Auburndale will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Auburndale is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Pacelli.
The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 19-25, 25-18, 25-23.
Auburndale can attribute much of their success to Jaylnn Scherr, who had 11 digs and three aces, and Kylie Anderson, who had 18 digs. Anderson is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last five games she's played.
Pittsville had to take a loss the last time they took on Iola-Scandinavia but Kaylee Jacobson made sure they didn't get the same satisfaction on Saturday. Pittsville put the hurt on Iola-Scandinavia with a sharp 3-0 victory thanks in part to Jacobson, who had 22 digs and four aces. That's the most aces she has posted since October 1st.
Pittsville's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Iola-Scandinavia between 16 and 18 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-18, 25-16.
Auburndale has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 21-13 record this season. As for Pittsville, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 27-7.
Auburndale took their victory against Pittsville in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Auburndale 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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