After both having extra time off, the Zane Trace Pioneers and the North Adams Green Devils will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Wednesday, everything went Zane Trace's way against Wellston as Zane Trace made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pioneers.
Zane Trace walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the first set). The final score came out to 25-10, 25-16, 25-19.
Meanwhile, North Adams came tearing into Wednesday's game with four straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Trojans with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant North Adams was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-15, 25-4.
North Adams found their leader in underclassman Elizabeth Raines, who had ten digs and three aces. Raines is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
North Adams couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 43.8% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 28.2% earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 37%.
Zane Trace's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-11. As for North Adams, their victory bumped their record up to 21-2.
Zane Trace took their win against North Adams when the teams last played back in October of 2018 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Zane Trace repeat their success, or does North Adams have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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