The Elkhorn South Storm will face off against the Papillion-LaVista Monarchs at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Elkhorn South took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They blew past South Sioux City 3-0.
The victory didn't come easy: South Sioux City scored at least 16 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-11, 25-16.
Elkhorn South couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 43.5% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Papillion-LaVista posted their biggest win since September 5th on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Columbus as Papillion-LaVista made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Monarchs.
The 3-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 27-25, 25-23.
Papillion-LaVista's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Mia Torchia, who had seven digs and 13 assists, and Karlyn Francis, who had nine digs and three aces.
Elkhorn South pushed their record up to 23-9 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Papillion-LaVista, their victory bumped their record up to 8-23.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's contest: Elkhorn South has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Papillion-LaVista struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Elkhorn South took their win against Papillion-LaVista in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Does Elkhorn South have another victory up their sleeve, or will Papillion-LaVista turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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