Evansville Reitz is 1-8 against Evansville Memorial since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Evansville Reitz Panthers are on the road again to play the Evansville Memorial Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Evansville Reitz beat Jeffersonville 2-0.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Evansville Reitz was: they took both sets by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-13.
Evansville Reitz couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 44.7% of their attack attempts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're hitting percentage total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, everything went Evansville Memorial's way against Evansville Bosse on Thursday as Evansville Memorial made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Evansville Memorial took every set by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-11, 25-2.
Kendall Agler was a one-man wrecking crew for Evansville Memorial as she had 12 digs and five aces. That's the most aces Agler has posted in her last ten games.
Evansville Reitz has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. As for Evansville Memorial, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Evansville Reitz hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 6.2 blocks per game. It's a different story for Evansville Memorial, though, as they've been averaging only 1.2. Given Evansville Reitz's sizable advantage in that area, Evansville Memorial will need to find a way to close that gap.
Evansville Reitz suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Evansville Memorial in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Evansville Reitz, Natalie West (who had 18 digs and three aces) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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