The Blair Bears's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Plattsmouth Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Blair finally turned things around against Hastings on Saturday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Tigers.
Blair was dominant in the first set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Hastings squad. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-20.
Blair found their leader in underclassman Olivia Wolff, who had 12 digs.
Meanwhile, Plattsmouth beat Nebraska City 3-1 on Tuesday.
In the three sets Plattsmouth was on fire: they won each by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-13, 24-26, 25-11.
Plattsmouth relied on the efforts of Reygen Beckwith, who had nine digs and four aces, and Kenley Kritenbrink, who had ten digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Kritenbrink a new career-high in aces.
Plattsmouth was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 26 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Blair's record is now 10-8. As for Plattsmouth, their record now sits at 3-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Blair has serving mastered this season, having averaged 6.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Plattsmouth struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Blair took their victory against Plattsmouth in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Blair since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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