The Maiden Blue Devils will challenge the Ashe County Huskies at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Maiden is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over R-S Central. The victory continues a trend for the Blue Devils in their matchups with the Hilltoppers: they've now won three in a row.
Maiden never let R-S Central on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-19, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Ashe County got the win against Foard on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
While Ashe County won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-15, 28-26.
Maiden better focus on containing Lorali Overcash and Kinzley Blevins as the pair were huge in Ashe County's win. Overcash had 15 digs, 13 kills, and three aces, while Blevins had 13 digs and six aces. That's the most aces Blevins has posted since back in September. Another player making a difference was Gracie Finley, who had 13 digs and eight kills.
Ashe County was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive matchups.
Ashe County's win bumped their record up to 25-8. As for Maiden, their victory bumped their record up to 22-4.
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