The Paintsville Tigers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Scott Eagles on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Paintsville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They put the hurt on Whitley County with a sharp 3-0 win.
Paintsville walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-10, 25-16.
Bailee Porter and Jenna Ousley were among the main playmakers for Paintsville as the former had seven digs, a kill, and 42 assists and the latter had nine digs. Porter is crushing it when it comes to assists: she's posted at least 14 every time she's taken the court this season.
Paintsville couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 42.9% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was back in October.
Meanwhile, Scott had already won 12 in a row and they went ahead and made it 13 on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Colts.
Scott was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 14-25, 22-25, 25-22, 15-13.
Scott is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 30-11 record this season. As for Paintsville, their victory bumped their record up to 26-12.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Paintsville has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9 aces per game. However, it's not like Scott struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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