After six games on the road, Winter Haven is heading back home. They will welcome the Frostproof Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Winter Haven was able to grind out a solid win over Forest, taking the game 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 21-25, 25-16, 25-15.
Winter Haven found their leader in underclassman Camila DeJesus, who had 23 digs. Those 23 digs set a new season-high mark for her.
Meanwhile, Frostproof waltzed into their match on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Miners as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
After all that action, the final score was 25-13, 25-7, 25-19.
Frostproof was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in six consecutive games dating back to last season.
Winter Haven is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Frostproof, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Winter Haven has serving mastered this season, having averaged 5.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Frostproof struggles in that department as they've been averaging 16.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Winter Haven's way against Frostproof when the teams last played back in October of 2016 as Winter Haven made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Winter Haven repeat their success, or does Frostproof have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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