Olean is 1-9 against Portville since October of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Olean Huskies are on the road again to play the Portville Panthers at 6:30 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Thursday.
Last Monday, Olean made easy work of Bolivar-Richburg and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-16, 25-21.
Kaylin Kratts was the offensive standout of the game as she had 15 digs. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 10.3 digs per game.
Meanwhile, everything went Portville's way against Fredonia on Tuesday as Portville made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Portville was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-7, 25-14, 25-13.
Mia Rhinehart was a one-man wrecking crew for Portville as she had 12 digs and seven aces. That's the most aces Rhinehart has posted in her last nine contests.
Olean has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-6 record this season. As for Portville, they pushed their record up to 15-2-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Olean has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Portville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Olean suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Portville when the teams last played back in September. Can Olean avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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