The Middletown Mustangs will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Upper Lake Cougars at 6:00 p.m. Upper Lake took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Middletown, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Middletown earned a 3-1 victory over Fort Bragg.
Middletown was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 17-25, 25-23, 25-20.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Middletown to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jaylee Doris, who had seven aces. That's the most aces Doris has posted in her last 12 games. The team also got some help courtesy of Isa Barnes, who had a block and 36 assists.
Middletown was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 18 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Upper Lake was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Kelseyville.
While Upper Lake ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 18-25, 25-17, 25-23.
Middletown's win bumped their record up to 13-6. As for Upper Lake, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Middletown has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 16.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Upper Lake struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Middletown beat Upper Lake 2-0 in their previous meeting back in August. Will Middletown repeat their success, or does Upper Lake have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
