Stebbins hasn't had much luck against Tippecanoe recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Stebbins Indians will square off against the Tippecanoe Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with 31 defeats in a row dating back to last season, Stebbins finally turned things around against West Carrollton on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Pirates as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
Stebbins never let West Carrollton on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-21, 25-22.
Katelyn Cardulla was the offensive standout of the contest as she had seven digs.
Stebbins was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Tippecanoe put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Miami East.
While Tippecanoe won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the 0th set they played. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-9, 25-17.
Tippecanoe got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Bri Morris out in front who had two aces and 21 assists. Morris is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted eight or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Faith Siefring, who had 12 digs.
Stebbins' first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-11. As for Tippecanoe, they pushed their record up to 14-0 with the win, which was their 19th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Stebbins has serving mastered this season, having averaged 5.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Tippecanoe struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Stebbins might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Tippecanoe when the teams last played back in August. Can Stebbins avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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