The Southern Door Eagles will face off against the Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran Blazers at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Southern Door is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Last Tuesday, Southern Door earned a 3-1 victory over Sturgeon Bay.
Southern Door had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-19, 25-21, 25-14.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Southern Door to victory, but perhaps none more so than Alanna Paye, who had 11 digs and five aces. Those five aces gave Paye a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Morgan Miller, who had ten digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Southern Door was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran sidestepped Kewaunee for a 3-2 win.
Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 24-26, 16-25, 25-14, 25-14, 15-13.
Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran can attribute much of their success to Sydney Steffel, who had 16 digs and two aces. Steffel is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Southern Door's victory bumped their record up to 11-22. As for Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran, their win bumped their record up to 26-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's match: Southern Door has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Southern Door came up short against Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran in their previous matchup back in September, falling 3-1. Can Southern Door avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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