Payton College Prep is 2-8 against Lane Tech since September of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Payton College Prep Grizzlies will challenge the Lane Tech Champions at 6:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Payton College Prep comes in on four and Lane Tech on 16.
Payton College Prep will bounce into Wednesday's matchup after beating Whitney Young, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Payton College Prep won by a set and slipped past Whitney Young 2-1.
Payton College Prep had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-21, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Lane Tech earned a 2-0 win over Northside on Monday.
Lane Tech never let Northside on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-22.
Juliana Apezzato and Alyssa Loverde were among the main playmakers for Lane Tech as the former had three digs and three aces and the latter had ten aces, four digs, and two kills. That's the most aces Apezzato has posted in her last nine contests.
Lane Tech was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 16 aces in three consecutive matches.
Payton College Prep's record now sits at 19-13. As for Lane Tech, they pushed their record up to 27-6 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's game: Payton College Prep has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Lane Tech struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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