Portville has been away from home for seven games now, but on Tuesday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Falconer Golden Falcons at 6:30 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Tuesday.
Last Thursday, everything went Portville's way against Dunkirk as Portville made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Portville was: they took every set by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-6, 25-11, 25-7.
Mia Rhinehart was the offensive standout of the match as she had 11 digs and four aces. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 2 aces per game.
Portville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in nine consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Falconer had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Red & Green with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Falconer was: they took every set by at least 17 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-8, 25-7.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Falconer to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nylah Sharpe, who had nine digs and two aces. That's the most aces Sharpe has posted in her last nine games.
Portville's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 22-3-2. As for Falconer, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Portville has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 12.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Falconer struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Portville took their victory against Falconer in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will Portville repeat their success, or does Falconer have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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