Thomas Worthington is 1-9 against Olentangy since September of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 6:00 p.m. Thomas Worthington will be strutting in after a victory while Olentangy will be coming in after a defeat.
Thomas Worthington will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Dublin Jerome, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Thomas Worthington walked away with a 3-1 win over Dublin Jerome last Thursday.
Thomas Worthington had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-21, 25-17, 25-17.
Thomas Worthington found their leader in underclassman Sydney Roberts, who had five digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, Olentangy lost 3-0 to Olentangy Berlin last Thursday. The Braves have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Olentangy was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-18, 25-11.
Despite the loss, Olentangy had strong showings from Maya Soungpradith, who had 13 digs, and Rai Pierson, who had 13 digs. Soungpradith is crushing it when it comes to digs: she's had at least ten every time she's taken the court this season.
Thomas Worthington's victory bumped their record up to 9-13. As for Olentangy, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Thomas Worthington has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Olentangy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Thomas Worthington suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Olentangy when the teams last played back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Soungpradith, who had 17 digs and two aces. Now that Thomas Worthington knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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