The Twin Valley South Panthers will face off against the Fort Recovery Indians at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Twin Valley South is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.
It was a proper cat-fight when Twin Valley South challenged Ansonia last Thursday. Twin Valley South lost 3-0 to Ansonia.
Twin Valley South was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-20, 25-18.
The losing side was boosted by Emilee Zinn, who had 12 digs.
Meanwhile, Fort Recovery posted their biggest victory since September 23rd on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Yellow Springs as Fort Recovery made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Fort Recovery was: they took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-11, 25-12.
Fort Recovery found their leader in underclassman Kenna Dues, who had nine digs and four aces. That's the most aces Dues has posted since back in September.
Twin Valley South's defeat dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Fort Recovery, their victory bumped their record up to 10-13.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: Twin Valley South has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Fort Recovery struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Twin Valley South suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Fort Recovery when the teams last played back in August of 2017. Thankfully for Twin Valley South, Kelsey Jutte (who had five digs and five aces) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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