After both having extra time off, the Shelby Whippets and the Memorial Roughriders will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Memorial is hoping to do what Madison Comprehensive couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Shelby's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Everything went Shelby's way against Madison Comprehensive as Shelby made off with a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Shelby took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-12, 25-10.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Shelby to victory, but perhaps none more so than Baylie Hoffbauer, who had three aces and 23 assists. Hoffbauer is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 16 or more in the last 46 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Bowman, who had six digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Shelby was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Memorial, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They put the hurt on Bath with a sharp 3-0 win on Tuesday.
Memorial was especially dominant in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-21, 25-10.
Memorial found their leader in underclassman Avery Dieringer, who had seven digs and seven aces. Those seven aces gave Dieringer a new career-high.
Shelby has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season. As for Memorial, their victory bumped their record up to 6-16.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Shelby has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Memorial struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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