The Lincolnview Lancers will square off against the Hicksville Aces at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Lincolnview is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
On Thursday, everything went Lincolnview's way against Columbus Grove as Lincolnview made off with a 3-0 win.
One reason for the win was Lincolnview's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-16, 25-12.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lincolnview to victory, but perhaps none more so than Allie Miller, who had 13 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Miller has posted in her last nine contests. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashlyn Price, who had four digs and two aces.
Lincolnview couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 46.8% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 19.5% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 35.8%.
Meanwhile, Hicksville unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Ayersville.
The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-22, 23-25, 25-15.
Lincolnview pushed their record up to 11-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Hicksville, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: Lincolnview has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 7.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Hicksville 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.
Everything went Lincolnview's way against Hicksville in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as Lincolnview made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lincolnview 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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