North Montgomery hasn't had much luck against West Lafayette recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The North Montgomery Chargin' Chargers will venture away from home to square off against the West Lafayette Red Devils at 6:00 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Thursday.
Last Monday, North Montgomery made easy work of Cloverdale and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Chargin' Chargers.
North Montgomery never let Cloverdale on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-23, 25-20.
North Montgomery was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, West Lafayette got the win against Seeger on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
West Lafayette's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Seeger between 20 and 21 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-21, 25-21.
West Lafayette can attribute much of their success to Taylor Woods, who had seven aces and three digs. What's more, Woods also racked up no blocks, the mostshe's had in her last three matchups.
North Montgomery is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-12 record this season. As for West Lafayette, their record now sits at 11-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: North Montgomery has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 9 aces per game. However, it's not like West Lafayette struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
North Montgomery might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from West Lafayette in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can North Montgomery avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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