The Carmel Greyhounds will take on the Jennings County Panthers at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Last Thursday, everything went Carmel's way against Plainfield as Carmel made off with a 3-0 victory.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-22, 25-23.
Carmel relied on the efforts of Lexi Kedvesh, who had 16 digs, and Amanda Ailes, who had four digs and three aces. Ailes is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Carmel was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Jennings County had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Red Devils.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-19, 25-15.
Carmel's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-16. As for Jennings County, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season.
Carmel skirted past Jennings County 2-1 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Carmel since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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