After three games on the road, Perkins is heading back home. They will welcome the Ontario Warriors at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Ontario took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Perkins, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Perkins finally turned things around against Sandusky on Thursday. They came out on top against the Blue Streaks by a score of 3-1.
Perkins had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first first set, they turned around to win the next three. After all that action, the final score was 22-25, 25-17, 25-23, 26-24.
Perkins' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Avery Maldonado, who had seven digs and four aces, and Olivia Hartung, who had 20 digs and seven aces. The dominant performance gave Maldonado a new career-high in aces.
Perkins was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Ontario lost 3-0 to Highland on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Fighting Scots: they've now lost nine in a row.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-20, 25-10.
Perkins' win ended a ten-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-7. As for Ontario, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
Perkins took their victory against Ontario in their previous matchup back in October of 2020 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Perkins have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ontario turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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