The McComb Panthers will take on the Ottoville Big Green at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. McComb is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
McComb came up short against Miller City on Thursday, falling 3-0.
McComb was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-21, 28-13.
Meanwhile, Ottoville came tearing into Tuesday's contest with seven straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Rockets by a score of 3-1.
The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 23-25, 25-22, 25-19.
Ottoville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive matches.
McComb's loss dropped their record down to 9-6. As for Ottoville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: McComb has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 6.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Ottoville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
McComb came up short against Ottoville in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ottoville's Erica Thorbahn, who had 20 digs and six aces. Now that McComb knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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