The Canal Winchester Indians will take on the Fisher Catholic Irish at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
On Thursday, Canal Winchester didn't have quite enough to beat Lancaster and fell 3-2. The Indians have struggled against the Golden Gales recently, as their contest on Thursday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Canal Winchester came into the match hot and won the two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 16-25, 20-25, 25-18, 25-12, 15-7.
Meanwhile, everything went Fisher Catholic's way against Fairfield Christian Academy on Thursday as Fisher Catholic made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Irish.
After all that action, the final score was 25-15, 25-21, 25-23.
Fisher Catholic's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Erica Sharp, who had 17 digs and 26 assists. Sharp is crushing it when it comes to assists: she's posted at least 11 every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Sydney Ellis, who had 23 digs.
Canal Winchester's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Fisher Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's game: Canal Winchester has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Fisher Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Canal Winchester took their win against Fisher Catholic when the teams last played back in August of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Canal Winchester repeat their success, or does Fisher Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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