Seminole Ridge hasn't had much luck against Dwyer recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Seminole Ridge Hawks will challenge the Dwyer Panthers at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Seminole Ridge is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Forest Hill with a sharp 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Hawks have posted since September 18th.
Seminole Ridge was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-14, 25-21.
Seminole Ridge's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Emma Ginther, who had 16 digs, and Tyler Warman, who had ten assists.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Dwyer took on Martin County last Monday. Dwyer walked away with a 3-1 victory over Martin County.
Dwyer had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 18-25, 26-24, 25-21, 25-22.
Dwyer can attribute much of their success to Drew Lotz, who had 13 digs, and Teaghan Greenman, who had eight digs.
Seminole Ridge has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-9 record this season. As for Dwyer, their win bumped their record up to 9-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's match: Seminole Ridge hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 5.4 blocks per game. It's a different story for Dwyer, though, as they've been averaging only 1.2. Given Seminole Ridge's sizable advantage in that area, Dwyer will need to find a way to close that gap.
Seminole Ridge suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Dwyer when the teams last played back in September. Can Seminole Ridge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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