The Fort Recovery Indians will square off against the Twin Valley South Panthers at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Fort Recovery will be strutting in after a win while Twin Valley South will be coming in after a loss.
Fort Recovery is headed into the match having just posted their biggest victory since September 23rd on Wednesday. They blew past Yellow Springs 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Fort Recovery took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-11, 25-12.
Fort Recovery found their leader in underclassman Kenna Dues, who had nine digs and four aces. That's the most aces Dues has posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Twin Valley South was not able to break out of their rough patch last Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Ansonia.
Twin Valley South was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-20, 25-18.
The losing side was boosted by Emilee Zinn, who had 12 digs.
Fort Recovery's win bumped their record up to 10-13. As for Twin Valley South, their loss dropped their record down to 9-13.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Fort Recovery has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Twin Valley South struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Fort Recovery took their victory against Twin Valley South in their previous matchup back in August of 2017 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Fort Recovery repeat their success, or does Twin Valley South have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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