After both having extra time off, the North Vermillion Falcons and the Fountain Central Mustangs will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. North Vermillion is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
North Vermillion lost 3-0 to Parke Heritage on Tuesday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-15, 25-11.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Fountain Central, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Indiana School for the Deaf on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Mustangs have posted since August 29th.
Fountain Central was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-18, 25-16.
Fountain Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
North Vermillion's loss dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Fountain Central, their victory bumped their record up to 8-19.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: North Vermillion has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Fountain Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
North Vermillion came up short against Fountain Central when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fountain Central's Rylee Simko, who had 21 digs and three aces. Now that North Vermillion knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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