The Circleville Tigers will challenge the Hillsboro Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Circleville is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
Last Thursday, Circleville got the win against Fairfield Union by a conclusive 3-0.
Circleville never let Fairfield Union on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-18, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Hillsboro earned a 3-1 victory over McClain on Monday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-10, 16-25, 26-24.
Jadi Howland was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had 14 digs. She has been hot recently, having posted 14 or more digs the last three times she's played.
Circleville has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Hillsboro, their win bumped their record up to 16-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Circleville has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7 aces per game. However, it's not like Hillsboro struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Circleville's way against Hillsboro in their previous matchup back in October of 2015, as Circleville made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Circleville repeat their success, or does Hillsboro have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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