The London Red Raiders will take on the Heath Bulldogs in a tournament on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as London comes in on three and Heath on four.
London can't be too worried about heading out to take on Heath: they just beat Bishop Ready at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. The Red Raiders walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Silver Knights on Tuesday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 15-25, 25-21, 25-18.
Madi Green
| 10/21/25 @ Bishop Ready | 14 |
| 10/15/25 vs Worthington Christian | 12 |
| 10/09/25 vs Bellefontaine | 29 |
| 10/07/25 @ Jonathan Alder | 18 |
| 10/02/25 vs Kenton Ridge | 32 |
| + 3 more games |
London got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Madi Green out in front who had three digs and three aces. Green has been hot, having also posted 12 or more assists the last eight times she's played. Another player making a difference was Riley Cremeens, who had 16 digs and one assist.
They weren't the only good servers: London 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 six aces in 12 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Heath got the win against Fredericktown on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
Heath was especially dominant in the first set. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-20, 25-18.
London better focus on containing Adrianne Pethtel and Anna Mathias as the pair were huge in Heath's win. Pethtel had 13 digs and two aces, while Mathias had 12 digs. That's the most aces Pethtel has posted over her last six matchups.
London's record now sits at 14-9. As for Heath, their record is now 13-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: London has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Heath struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
London was able to grind out a solid victory over Heath in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Red Raiders since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
