Deer Park hasn't had much luck against Madeira recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Deer Park Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Madeira MUSTANGS/AMAZONS at 6:30 p.m.
Last Wednesday, Deer Park came up short against Mariemont and fell 3-1.
Deer Park's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Riley Carr, who had 14 digs, and Abigail Pettyjohn, who had nine kills and six blocks. The dominant performance gave Pettyjohn a new career-high in blocks.
Meanwhile, Madeira got the win against Finneytown on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Madeira was: they took every set by at least 13 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-8, 25-12, 25-10.
Madeira can attribute much of their success to Claire Lutes, who had five aces and three digs, and Maddie Hambidge, who hit 100% for five kills, four aces, and 18 assists. Hambidge is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted ten or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season.
Madeira was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive contests.
Deer Park's loss dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Madeira, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Deer Park has serving mastered this season, having averaged 11.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Madeira struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Deer Park might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Madeira in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Deer Park avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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