After both having extra time off, the Shawnee Indians and the Lima Central Catholic Thunderbirds will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The timing is sure in Shawnee's favor as the team sits on six straight wins at home while Lima Central Catholic has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
Last Thursday, Shawnee came up short against Ottawa-Glandorf and fell 3-1. While the Indians didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Titans 25-21 in the first set.
Shawnee started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-18.
Despite the defeat, Shawnee had strong showings from Sami Rettig, who had ten digs and two aces, and Lea Rudasill, who had seven digs. That's the most aces Rettig has posted since back in September.
Even though they lost, Shawnee was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Lima Central Catholic didn't have quite enough to beat Bryan on Saturday and fell 2-1.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Lima Central Catholic sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 22-25, 25-21.
Shawnee's loss dropped their record down to 14-6. As for Lima Central Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-16.
Shawnee took their win against Lima Central Catholic when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Shawnee have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lima Central Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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