The Lecanto Panthers are on the road again on Thursday to play the Gainesville Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Lecanto is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Vanguard as Lecanto made off with a 3-0 victory.
Lecanto was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-19, 25-20.
Lecanto's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lillian Mullenix, who had ten digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Jillian Fann, who had ten digs.
Meanwhile, Gainesville waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Yellow Jackets with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Gainesville was: they took every set by at least 15 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-1, 25-8, 25-10.
Gainesville can attribute much of their success to Addyson Hauptman, who had six digs, and Charlotte Judge, who had nine aces, six digs, and two kills. With that strong performance, Judge is now averaging an impressive 2.3 aces per game.
Gainesville couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 51.6% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was back in September of 2023.
Lecanto has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season. As for Gainesville, their record now sits at 14-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Lecanto has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9 aces per game. However, it's not like Gainesville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Lecanto suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Gainesville in their previous meeting back in September of 2015. Can Lecanto avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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