The Wauseon Indians will challenge the Bowling Green Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Last Tuesday, Wauseon sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Evergreen. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Wauseon who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 17-25, 25-23, 22-25, 15-12.
Bella Mcguire went supernova for Wauseon, getting 34 digs. Mcguire is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Jadyn Demaline, who had eight digs and five aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Wauseon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last seven matchups.
Meanwhile, Bowling Green had already won six in a row and they went ahead and made it seven on Thursday. They skirted past the Panthers 3-2.
Bowling Green took Whitmer into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-7, 25-17, 23-25, 15-13.
Wauseon's win bumped their record up to 8-11. As for Bowling Green, they pushed their record up to 14-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's contest: Wauseon has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Bowling Green struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Wauseon suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Bowling Green in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Wauseon have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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