Stover is 8-2 against Smithton since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Stover Bulldogs will stay at home for another game and welcome the Smithton Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Stover got the win against Otterville by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Stover took every set by at least 12 points. The final score came out to 25-13, 25-5, 25-9.
Ashlyn Pinzke and Jenna Nash were among the main playmakers for Stover as the former hit 71.4% for 16 killsten digs and seven aces and the latter had four digs and two aces. That's the most aces Pinzke has posted since back in September of 2023.
Stover couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 52.5% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 21.9% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 37.5%.
Meanwhile, Smithton had just enough and edged Eugene out 3-2 last Monday.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (101-95) Smithton actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 9-25, 20-25, 25-16, 15-11.
Stover has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4-2 record this season. As for Smithton, their victory bumped their record up to 8-5-1.
Stover was able to grind out a solid win over Smithton in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. Does Stover have another victory up their sleeve, or will Smithton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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