Vermilion hasn't had much luck against Huron recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Sailors will challenge the Tigers at 7:30 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times Vermilion and Port Clinton have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Tuesday. The Sailors were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Redskins.
Vermilion never let Port Clinton on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-17, 25-19.
Delaney Russell
| 10/07/25 vs Port Clinton | 14 |
| 10/04/25 @ Lorain | 17 |
| 10/02/25 @ Margaretta | 25 |
| 09/30/25 vs Edison | 19 |
| 09/27/25 @ Medina | 22 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Vermilion to victory, but perhaps none more so than Delaney Russell, who had 14 digs and two aces. Russell has been hot, having posted 14 or more digs the last five times she's played. Sofia Schaffer also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
They weren't the only good servers: Vermilion was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Huron had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Polar Bears as they made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Huron was: they took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-9, 25-9.
Huron found their leader in sophomore Adelyn Van Sickle, who had 11 digs and one assist.
Vermilion's record now sits at 9-12. As for Huron, their record is now 15-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Vermilion has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10 aces per game. However, it's not like Huron struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Vermilion suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Huron when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can the Sailors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
