Fairview has won four straight games at home, while Archbold has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Fairview Apaches will welcome the Archbold Blue Streaks at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Fairview earned a 3-1 win over Edgerton.
The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 26-24, 14-25, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Archbold got the win against Patrick Henry on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
Archbold was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-6, 25-18.
Among those leading the charge was Grace Meyer, who had 13 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Archbold was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 18 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Fairview's victory bumped their record up to 15-3. As for Archbold, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Fairview has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Archbold struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Fairview beat Archbold 3-1 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Fairview repeat their success, or does Archbold have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
