Meigs has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Federal Hocking Lancers at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are at an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2014, but likely not for long.
Meigs lost 3-0 to Gallia Academy on Thursday. The Marauders haven't had much luck with the Blue Devils recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-14, 25-20.
Despite the defeat, Meigs had strong showings from Marlee Laudermilt, who had 12 digs and three aces, and Bella Roush, who had five aces and four digs. The dominant performance gave Roush a new career-high in aces.
Even though they lost, Meigs was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Federal Hocking entered their tilt with Trimble on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Tomcats.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-9, 26-24.
Meigs' loss dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Federal Hocking, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
Meigs was able to grind out a solid win over Federal Hocking in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Does Meigs have another victory up their sleeve, or will Federal Hocking turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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