Clay and Perrysburg are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2015, but not for long. The Clay Eagles will square off against the Perrysburg Yellow Jackets at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Clay will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Last Thursday, everything went Clay's way against Napoleon as Clay made off with a 3-0 win.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-11, 25-17.
Among those leading the charge was Jadyn Kennedy, who had seven digs and four aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in August.
Clay was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Perrysburg can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Thursday. They put the hurt on Findlay with a sharp 3-0 victory.
While Perrysburg won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-17, 25-23.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Perrysburg to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ali Cherry, who had seven digs and 15 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Casey Ng, who had six digs and 17 assists.
Clay pushed their record up to 18-3 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home. As for Perrysburg, their record is now 15-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's match: Clay has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Perrysburg struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Clay was able to grind out a solid victory over Perrysburg in their previous meeting last Thursday, winning 3-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Perrysburg's Brooklynn Okoneski, who had 17 digs and three aces. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Clay still be able to contain Okoneski? There's only one way to find out.
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