The Memorial Red Devils will stay at home for another game and welcome the Lowellville Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Memorial will be strutting in after a victory while Lowellville will be coming in after a loss.
Last Thursday, Memorial beat Western Reserve 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 24-26, 25-17, 25-21.
Memorial was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in nine consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Lowellville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Springfield.
Lowellville was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-23, 25-18.
Hadassah Rivera put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had 23 digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last 17 games she's played dating back to last season.
Memorial has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-7 record this season. As for Lowellville, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's game: Memorial has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 11 aces per game. However, it's not like Lowellville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Memorial's way against Lowellville when the teams last played on September 3rd, as Memorial made off with a 3-0 win. Will Memorial repeat their success, or does Lowellville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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