The D.C. Everest Evergreens are on the road again on Thursday to play the Stevens Point Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Saturday, D.C. Everest made easy work of Merrill and carried off a 3-0 victory.
D.C. Everest never let Merrill on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-22, 25-21.
D.C. Everest's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Lilly Peterson, who had ten digs, and Ella Eckhoff, who had six kills, six digs, and four aces. Eckhoff has been hot recently, having posted four or more aces the last three times she's played.
Meanwhile, everything went Stevens Point's way against Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln on Tuesday as Stevens Point made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Stevens Point was: they took every set by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-10, 25-12.
Stevens Point was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive matches.
D.C. Everest is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-11 record this season. As for Stevens Point, their victory bumped their record up to 26-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: D.C. Everest has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Stevens Point struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
D.C. Everest skirted past Stevens Point 3-2 in their previous matchup back in September. Does D.C. Everest have another victory up their sleeve, or will Stevens Point turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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