The West Liberty-Salem Tigers will face off against the Mechanicsburg Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. West Liberty-Salem will be strutting in after a victory while Mechanicsburg will be coming in after a loss.
West Liberty-Salem took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Northeastern by a score of 3-1.
West Liberty-Salem had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-22, 25-14, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Mechanicsburg was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Fairbanks.
West Liberty-Salem's win bumped their record up to 11-9. As for Mechanicsburg, their loss dropped their record down to 7-14.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: West Liberty-Salem has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Mechanicsburg struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
West Liberty-Salem skirted past Mechanicsburg 3-2 in their previous meeting back in September. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Mechanicsburg's Payton Hodge, who had 21 digs and two aces. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will West Liberty-Salem still be able to contain Hodge? There's only one way to find out.
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