The Crawfordsville Athenians will challenge the Frankfort Hot Dogs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Monday, Crawfordsville got the win against Clinton Prairie by a conclusive 3-0.
Crawfordsville's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Clinton Prairie between 17 and 19 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-19, 25-18.
Crawfordsville can attribute much of their success to Reese Price, who had 12 kills, seven aces, and three digs, and Claire Peacock, who had five kills, three digs, and 23 assists. Those seven aces gave Price a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Frankfort had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Bulldogs.
Frankfort walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-19, 25-18.
Frankfort can attribute much of their success to Ashley Zheng, who had ten digs, and Morgan Harrington, who had 12 digs and two aces.
Crawfordsville's record now sits at 16-10. As for Frankfort, their record is now 18-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Crawfordsville has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Frankfort struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Crawfordsville beat Frankfort 3-1 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Crawfordsville 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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