The Brimfield Indians will venture away from home to challenge the Elmwood Trojans at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Brimfield will be strutting in after a victory while Elmwood will be coming in after a defeat.
Brimfield took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Knoxville.
Brimfield got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 31-29.
Meanwhile, Elmwood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 2-0 to Mercer County.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-14.
Brimfield pushed their record up to 18-3-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Elmwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-19.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Brimfield has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Elmwood 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.
Brimfield was able to grind out a solid win over Elmwood in their previous matchup back in September, winning 2-0. Will Brimfield repeat their success, or does Elmwood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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