The Bluffton Pirates will face off against the Lincolnview Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Monday, Bluffton made easy work of Patrick Henry and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pirates.
Bluffton was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-13, 25-20.
Bluffton can attribute much of their success to Avery Talavinia, who had 19 digs, and Vanessa Cross, who had three digs and three aces. That's the most aces Cross has posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, Lincolnview had already won four in a row and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. They came out on top against the Aces by a score of 3-1.
Lincolnview 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 19-25, 28-26, 25-18, 25-23.
Lincolnview's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lauren Anspach led the charge by getting 15 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Madelyn Berryman, who had 12 digs.
Bluffton pushed their record up to 15-3 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Lincolnview, their victory bumped their record up to 12-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Bluffton has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 8 aces per game. However, it's not like Lincolnview struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Bluffton took their win against Lincolnview when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bluffton 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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