Kings has gone 10-0 against Little Miami recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:30 p.m.
Kings is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering St. Ursula Academy just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bulldogs.
The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 27-29, 25-20, 25-16.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Little Miami, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They put the hurt on Walnut Hills with a sharp 3-0 win last Thursday.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Little Miami was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-15, 25-15.
Samantha Hunter was nothing short of spectacular: she had five digs and five aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendall Grace Oeder, who had 13 digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Little Miami was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 13 consecutive games.
Kings' defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-4. As for Little Miami, they pushed their record up to 9-13 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's match: Kings has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Little Miami struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Kings beat Little Miami 3-1 when the teams last played back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kings 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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