The Pandora-Gilboa Rockets will take on the Ottoville Big Green at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Monday, everything went Pandora-Gilboa's way against Riverdale as Pandora-Gilboa made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rockets.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Pandora-Gilboa took every set by at least 16 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-9, 25-9.
Among those leading the charge was Peyton Diller, who hit 83.3% for five killseight digs and two aces. She is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 18 or more in the last 36 games she's played dating back to last season.
Pandora-Gilboa couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 40.6% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Ottoville entered their tilt with Miller City on Thursday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They had just enough and edged the Wildcats out 3-2.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Ottoville who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 23-25, 25-11, 23-25, 15-7.
Pandora-Gilboa's record is now 10-4. As for Ottoville, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Pandora-Gilboa has serving mastered this season, having averaged 7.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Ottoville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Pandora-Gilboa came up short against Ottoville when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Pandora-Gilboa avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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