Plainfield hasn't had much luck against Brownsburg recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 11:00 a.m.
Plainfield is headed into Saturday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 12th straight game on Saturday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Carmel.
While Plainfield ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-18.
Noblesville typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Brownsburg proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Millers.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 15-25, 25-20, 25-17.
Brownsburg relied on the efforts of Kate Vrabel, who had 20 digs and two aces, and Tatum Hunt, who had 11 digs and three aces. Vrabel is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season.
Brownsburg was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Plainfield's loss dropped their record down to 12-20. As for Brownsburg, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: Plainfield has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Brownsburg struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Plainfield might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Brownsburg when the teams last played back in August. Can Plainfield avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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