The Botkins Trojans will take on the Houston Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Botkins is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Botkins might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-0 to Indian Lake, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Despite the defeat, Botkins saw an underclassman step up: Madison Loy had 14 digs and three aces. Loy is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Houston got the win against Bradford on Monday by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-19, 25-13.
Houston was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Botkins' loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Houston, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Botkins has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Houston struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Botkins skirted past Houston 3-2 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Botkins repeat their success, or does Houston have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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