On Wednesday Pattonville will have to hit the road after seven straight games at home. They will venture away from home to square off against the Lutheran Cougars at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Pattonville was able to grind out a solid victory over Burroughs, taking the game 2-0.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-20.
Pattonville couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 44.7% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Lutheran had already won two in a row, and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Kougers.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Lutheran took every set by at least 11 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-10, 25-14, 25-5.
Lutheran's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Samantha O'Day, who had six digs and five aces. The dominant performance gave O'Day a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Charly Scherer, who had four digs and four aces.
Pattonville pushed their record up to 8-2 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Lutheran, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's match: Pattonville has serving mastered this season, having averaged 7.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Lutheran struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Pattonville beat Lutheran 3-1 in their previous meeting back in August of 2022. Will Pattonville repeat their success, or does Lutheran have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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