The Trimble Tomcats are on the road again on Saturday to play the Huntington Huntsmen at 10:00 a.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Trimble sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Springfield.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Trimble who won the one that mattered. After all that action, the final score was 25-20, 20-25, 25-23.
Trimble was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Huntington got the win against Piketon on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-18, 25-13.
Trimble's record is now 4-8. As for Huntington, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with that win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Trimble has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Huntington struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Trimble came up short against Huntington when the teams last played back in September of 2019, falling 2-0. Can Trimble avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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