After both having extra time off, the Defiance Bulldogs and the Bowling Green Bobcats will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Defiance is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Defiance finally turned things around against Elida on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-11, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Bowling Green made easy work of Lima Senior on Wednesday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Bowling Green was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-14, 25-14.
Bowling Green's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Hanna Heinze, who had 14 digs. Heinze is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last 44 games she's played dating back to last season.
Bowling Green was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. They are 4-1 when they serve at least ten aces.
Defiance's victory bumped their record up to 15-8. As for Bowling Green, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Defiance came up short against Bowling Green in their previous meeting back in October of 2022, falling 3-1. Can Defiance avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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