Indianapolis Shortridge hasn't had much luck against University recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Indianapolis Shortridge Blue Devils will face off against the University Trailblazers at 6:30 p.m. University took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Indianapolis Shortridge, who comes in off a win.
Indianapolis Shortridge will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Beech Grove, who they hadn't topped in three consecutive meetings. Indianapolis Shortridge put the hurt on Beech Grove with a sharp 3-0 victory on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Blue Devils.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-23, 25-17.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Indianapolis Shortridge to victory, but perhaps none more so than Adia Buckalew, who had seven aces, six kills, and a block. The team also got some help courtesy of Mia Hurrle, who had seven aces and five digs.
Hurrle wasn't the only one working in the aces department: Indianapolis Shortridge was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Beech Grove only served 14.
Meanwhile, University was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Faith Christian, falling 3-0.
After all that action, the final score was 25-12, 25-10, 25-7.
Indianapolis Shortridge's record is now 6-1. As for University, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Indianapolis Shortridge came up short against University in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Thankfully for Indianapolis Shortridge, Marie Coutant (who had 12 digs and six aces) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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