Madeira has gone 9-0-1 against Deer Park recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Madeira MUSTANGS/AMAZONS's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Deer Park Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. Deer Park took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Madeira, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Madeira got the win against Finneytown 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.
Meanwhile, Deer Park came up short against Mariemont on Wednesday 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.
Madeira's victory bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Deer Park, their loss dropped their record down to 8-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Madeira has serving mastered this season, having averaged 12.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Deer Park struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Madeira took their win against Deer Park in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Madeira have another victory up their sleeve, or will Deer Park turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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