Seneca East is 9-1 against Upper Sandusky since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Seneca East Tigers will look to defend their home court against the Upper Sandusky Rams at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Seneca East came up short against Carey on Thursday, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-17, 25-13.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Alaina Chapman, who had 12 digs and 14 assists. She is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Devynn Cheek, who had 11 digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Upper Sandusky's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell just short of Elgin by a score of 3-2.
Upper Sandusky actually scored more points across those five sets (101-93), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 15-25, 25-16, 13-25, 25-23, 15-12.
Even though they lost, Upper Sandusky was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in four consecutive games.
Seneca East's defeat dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Upper Sandusky, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Seneca East hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 7.1 blocks per game. However, it's not like Upper Sandusky struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Seneca East took their victory against Upper Sandusky in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will Seneca East repeat their success, or does Upper Sandusky have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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