North Montgomery has been away from home for three games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Western Boone Stars at 7:00 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Thursday.
Last Tuesday, everything went North Montgomery's way against Attica as North Montgomery made off with a 3-0 win.
While North Montgomery won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-15, 25-17.
Ayden Braun and Kaydence Young were among the main playmakers for North Montgomery as the former had eight digs and the latter had 15 digs, eight kills, two aces, and a block. That's the most aces Young has posted in her last seven games.
Meanwhile, Western Boone got the win against Crawfordsville on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Stars.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Western Boone was: they took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-13, 25-10.
Isabel Adams was the offensive standout of the contest as she had nine digs and two aces.
Western Boone couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 45.8% of their attack attempts. They are a perfect 4-0 when when their percentage is at least 0.4.
North Montgomery has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-13 record this season. As for Western Boone, they pushed their record up to 18-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: North Montgomery has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Western Boone struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
North Montgomery suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Western Boone in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will North Montgomery 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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