The Whitmer Panthers will take on the Archbold Blue Streaks at 12:15 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Whitmer comes in on three and Archbold on five.
Last Tuesday, everything went Whitmer's way against Start as Whitmer made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Whitmer was: they took every set by at least 18 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-6, 25-4, 25-7.
Whitmer was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Archbold got the win against Wauseon on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
Archbold was dominant in the first set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Wauseon squad. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-19, 25-20.
Whitmer has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Archbold, their win bumped their record up to 9-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Whitmer has serving mastered this season, having averaged 10.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Archbold struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Whitmer came out on top in a nail-biter against Archbold in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Whitmer since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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