The Lowell Red Devils will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Highland Trojans at 6:00 p.m.
Last Saturday, Lowell came up short against Lakeland and fell 2-0.
Lowell was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the 0th set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Highland posted their biggest win since August 29th on Wednesday. They blew past River Forest 3-0.
A big factor in the win was Highland's feisty defense: they held River Forest to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-14, 25-11.
Lowell has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-14 record this season. As for Highland, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-13.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Lowell has serving mastered this season, having averaged 7.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Highland 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 Lowell's way against Highland in their previous matchup back in August as Lowell made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lowell since the squad 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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