The Brownsburg Bulldogs will challenge the Westfield Shamrocks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Westfield took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Brownsburg, who comes in off a win.
Brownsburg took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Fishers.
Brownsburg's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Fishers between 16 and 19 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-17, 25-19.
Brownsburg relied on the efforts of Becca Rogers, who had four aces, and Rachel Hylton, who had seven digs and two aces. That's the most aces Rogers has posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, Westfield didn't have quite enough to beat Mt. Vernon on Monday and fell 3-2.
Westfield wouldn't go down easily and took Mt. Vernon into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-16, 25-23, 22-25, 16-14.
Despite the defeat, Westfield saw an underclassman step up: Emily Blevins had 11 digs and 25 assists. Blevins has been hot recently, having posted 13 or more assists the last ten times she's played.
Even though they lost, Westfield was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mt. Vernon only served six.
Brownsburg's win bumped their record up to 15-4. As for Westfield, their loss dropped their record down to 14-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Brownsburg hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 4.5 blocks per game. However, it's not like Westfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Brownsburg beat Westfield 3-1 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Brownsburg 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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