Tri-Village hasn't had much luck against Miami East recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Tri-Village Patriots and the Miami East Vikings are set to duel. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Saturday.
Last Thursday, Tri-Village made easy work of Twin Valley South and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
Tri-Village relied on the efforts of Mylee Bierly, who had 18 digs and three aces, and Ava Pipenger, who had three digs, two aces, and a kill. Pipenger is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Zoe Ayette, who had three digs and ten assists.
Tri-Village was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in seven consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Miami East came tearing into Thursday's matchup with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Pirates 3-0.
Miami East was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-15, 25-20.
Among those leading the charge was Kamryn Apple, who had 11 digs.
Tri-Village has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season. As for Miami East, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's match: Tri-Village has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Miami East struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Tri-Village took their victory against Miami East in their previous meeting back in September of 2020 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Tri-Village have another victory up their sleeve, or will Miami East turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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