Highland is 9-0 against River Valley since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Highland Fighting Scots will host the River Valley Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Highland will be looking to keep their 12-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Saturday, Highland made easy work of Loudonville and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Highland walked away with the win (but they looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-17, 25-21.
Highland's success was spearheaded by the efforts of MaKaylee Merckling, who had 14 digs, and Georgia Gantz, who had ten digs. Merckling is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Highland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 18 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, River Valley lost 3-0 to Shelby on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the Whippets: they've now lost four in a row.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-15, 25-13.
Highland's victory bumped their record up to 14-4. As for River Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-13.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's contest: Highland has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 11.3 aces per game. However, it's not like River Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Highland took their win against River Valley in their previous matchup on September 5th by a conclusive 3-0. Will Highland repeat their success, or does River Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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