New Lexington has won eight straight games at home, while Chesapeake has won eight straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:45 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Tuesday.
Last Wednesday, everything went New Lexington's way against Eastern as New Lexington made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant New Lexington was: they took every set by at least 17 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-4, 25-8, 25-7.
New Lexington's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Gracie Newlon, who had seven digs and five aces. Newlon is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Paige Binkley, who had six aces.
She wasn't the only good server: New Lexington was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in eight consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Chesapeake made easy work of Ironton on Wednesday and carried off a 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-21, 25-22.
New Lexington's victory bumped their record up to 18-5. As for Chesapeake, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: New Lexington has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9 aces per game. However, it's not like Chesapeake struggles in that department as they've been averaging 14.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
New Lexington took their win against Chesapeake when the teams last played back in October of 2018 by a conclusive 3-0. Will New Lexington repeat their success, or does Chesapeake have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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