The White County Warriors will stay at home for another game and welcome the Stone Memorial Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
White County will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Lebanon, who they hadn't topped in seven consecutive meetings. White County was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Lebanon on Tuesday.
White County's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Lebanon between 17 and 20 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-20, 25-20.
White County 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 eight aces in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Stone Memorial had already won five in a row and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Owls out 3-2.
Stone Memorial wouldn't go down easily and took Smith County into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-23, 25-21, 21-25, 15-11.
Stone Memorial relied on the efforts of Madison Lefebvre, who had 26 digs, and Marley Bowers, who had nine digs. Lefebvre is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 14 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
White County is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-11 record this season. As for Stone Memorial, they pushed their record up to 20-12 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: White County has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Stone Memorial struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
White County was able to grind out a solid win over Stone Memorial when the teams last played back in August, winning 3-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lefebvre, who had 22 digs and three aces. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will White County still be able to contain Lefebvre? There's only one way to find out.
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