The North Daviess Cougars will stay at home for another game and welcome the Eastern Greene Thunderbirds at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. North Daviess will be strutting in after a win while Eastern Greene will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, North Daviess made easy work of North Central and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The final score came out to 25-20, 25-13, 25-15.
North Daviess can attribute much of their success to Elayna Smith, who had eight digs.
North Daviess was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last six matchups.
Meanwhile, Eastern Greene was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bedford North Lawrence.
Eastern Greene started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-18, 25-23, 25-19.
North Daviess' win bumped their record up to 12-10. As for Eastern Greene, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-14.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: North Daviess has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Eastern Greene struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
North Daviess might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Eastern Greene in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will North Daviess have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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