On Wednesday Daleville will have to hit the road after six straight games at home. They will challenge the Union City Indians at 6:00 p.m. Daleville will be strutting in after a win while Union City will be coming in after a loss.
On Tuesday, Daleville got the win against Randolph Southern by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Daleville took every set by at least 13 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-7, 25-10, 25-12.
Kelsi Kahalekomo and Madelyn Rees were among the main playmakers for Daleville as the former had six digs and three aces and the latter hit 50% for 13 kills and ten aces. Kahalekomo is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had five or more in the last 12 games she's played dating back to last season.
Daleville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Union City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Knightstown. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Indians have suffered against the Panthers since September 8, 2020.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-15, 25-21.
Despite the defeat, Union City got top-tier performance from Maegan Dickmann, who had 14 digs, two aces, and a block. That's the most aces Dickmann has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Samantha Jones, who had seven digs.
Daleville's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for Union City, their loss dropped their record down to 0-10.
Daleville took their win against Union City in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Daleville 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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