The Riverside Beavers will take on the Chardon Hilltoppers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Riverside finally turned things around against Mayfield on Thursday. They won by a set and slipped past the Wildcats 3-2.
Riverside was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 17-25, 16-25, 25-18, 15-11.
Julia Huffman and Marlee Pettine were among the main playmakers for Riverside as the former had 24 digs and two aces and the latter had 11 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Pettine has posted in her last eight matches.
Riverside was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Chardon got the win against Wickliffe on Monday by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hilltoppers.
While Chardon might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Wickliffe scored at least 16 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-7, 25-16, 25-13.
Chardon had a senior duo take command as Abby Kolcum had five digs, four kills, and four kills and Lainey Mardula had 12 kills, three digs, and three digs. Kolcum is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted eight or more in the last 15 games she's played dating back to last season.
Riverside's victory bumped their record up to 4-7. As for Chardon, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-6 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Riverside has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Chardon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Riverside came out on top in a nail-biter against Chardon in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Will Riverside repeat their success, or does Chardon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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