The Miami Trace Panthers will square off against the Sheridan Generals at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Miami Trace sitting on eight straight wins and Sheridan on 13.
Last Monday, Miami Trace made easy work of Chillicothe and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Miami Trace's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Chillicothe between 18 and 20 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-20, 25-18.
Miami Trace relied on the efforts of Sydney Carter, who had 14 digs, and Alison Carter, who had six digs and two aces. That's the most aces Alison has posted in her last five matches.
Miami Trace was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in eight consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Sheridan got the win against Maysville on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
The win didn't come easy: Maysville scored at least 16 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-15, 25-16.
Miami Trace's victory was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-1. As for Sheridan, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Miami Trace has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Sheridan struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Miami Trace came up short against Sheridan in their previous matchup back in August of 2018, falling 2-0. Can Miami Trace avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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