Little Miami hasn't had much luck against Kings recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 6:30 p.m. Little Miami will be strutting in after a win while Kings will be coming in after a defeat.
Little Miami took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Walnut Hills.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Little Miami was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-15, 25-15.
Samantha Hunter was nothing short of spectacular: she had five digs and five aces. Those five aces gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendall Grace Oeder, who had 13 digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Little Miami was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 13 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Kings unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 3-1 to St. Ursula Academy.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 27-29, 25-20, 25-16.
Little Miami has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-13 record this season. As for Kings, their loss dropped their record down to 18-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's contest: Little Miami hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 5.3 blocks per game. It's a different story for Kings, though, as they've been averaging only 1.9. Given Little Miami's sizable advantage in that area, Kings will need to find a way to close that gap.
Little Miami came up short against Kings when the teams last played back in September, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kings' Kennady Horsley, who had 17 digs and two aces. Now that Little Miami knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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