The Champion Golden Flashes's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Badger Braves at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Champion will be strutting in after a victory while Badger will be coming in after a loss.
Champion will bounce into Wednesday's game after beating LaBrae, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Champion put the hurt on LaBrae with a sharp 3-0 win on Tuesday.
A big factor in the win was Champion's feisty defense: they held LaBrae to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-22, 25-14.
Avery Boggs was nothing short of spectacular: she had 28 digs.
Meanwhile, Badger came up short against Pymatuning Valley on Tuesday and fell 3-1. The Braves have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, Badger had strong showings from Alison Price, who had 21 digs and 13 kills, and Gabriella Miller, who had nine digs, seven kills, four blocks, and four blocks. What's more, Miller also racked up four aces, the mostshe's had in her last six matchups. Kyleigh Hall was another key player, getting ten digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Badger was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Champion is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for Badger, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's contest: Champion has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 7.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Badger struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Champion came up short against Badger in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, falling 3-1. Will Champion have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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