The Logan Elm Braves will venture away from home to face off against the Miami Trace Panthers at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Last Thursday, Logan Elm made easy work of Hamilton Township and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Braves.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-17, 25-20.
Logan Elm got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kimberly Petty out in front who had 13 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Petty has posted since back in August of 2023. Sadie Binkley was another key player, getting eight digs.
Logan Elm was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, everything went Miami Trace's way against McClain on Thursday as Miami Trace made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Miami Trace was: they took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-4, 25-13.
Miami Trace can attribute much of their success to Sydney Carter, who had 11 digs, and Addyson Butts, who hit 72% for 18 killsfive digs and five aces. Butts is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had six or more in the last 36 games she's played dating back to last season.
Logan Elm's record now sits at 10-6. As for Miami Trace, they pushed their record up to 16-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's contest: Logan Elm has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 7 aces per game. However, it's not like Miami Trace struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Logan Elm came out on top in a nail-biter against Miami Trace in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Logan Elm since the team 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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