Vanlue has been on the road for five straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats challenges the North Baltimore Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with seven defeats in a row, Vanlue finally turned things around against Arcadia on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged the Redskins out 3-2.
Vanlue had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 20-25, 23-25, 25-13, 25-22, 15-8.
Among those leading the charge was Lani Price, who had 11 digs.
Vanlue was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, North Baltimore entered their tilt with Upper Scioto Valley on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Rams.
The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-16, 25-27, 25-17.
Vanlue's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-14. As for North Baltimore, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Vanlue has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.9 aces per game. However, it's not like North Baltimore struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Vanlue came up short against North Baltimore in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 2-0. Can Vanlue avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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