Logan Elm has gone 4-0 against Gallia Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Logan Elm Braves will welcome the Gallia Academy Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Thursday.
Last Thursday, everything went Logan Elm's way against Liberty Union as Logan Elm made off with a 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-21, 25-17, 25-18.
Logan Elm's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Sadie Binkley led the charge by getting 15 digs. Another player making a difference was Kimberly Petty, who had five aces and three digs.
She wasn't the only good server: Logan Elm was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Liberty Union only served six.
Meanwhile, Gallia Academy got the win against Washington on Monday by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Blue Devils.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Gallia Academy was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-15, 25-12.
Logan Elm has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. As for Gallia Academy, they pushed their record up to 18-5 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Logan Elm has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Gallia Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Logan Elm was able to grind out a solid win over Gallia Academy in their previous meeting back in September of 2018, winning 2-0. Does Logan Elm have another victory up their sleeve, or will Gallia Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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