The Dublin Scioto Irish will take on the Kings Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Dublin Scioto sitting on nine straight wins and Kings on three.
Dublin Scioto is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Licking Heights 3-0.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Dublin Scioto to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lyla Magnussen, who had eight digs and four aces. That's the most aces Magnussen has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Carli Celek, who had nine digs and two aces.
They weren't the only good servers: Dublin Scioto was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Kings made easy work of Xenia on Saturday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Dublin Scioto's win bumped their record up to 20-4. As for Kings, their victory bumped their record up to 21-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Dublin Scioto has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Kings struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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