After both having extra time off, the Hilliard Darby Panthers and the Grove City Greyhounds will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, it was close, but Hilliard Darby sidestepped Marysville for a 3-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Hilliard Darby had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 27-29, 20-25, 25-21, 25-21, 15-9.
Hilliard Darby was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Grove City beat Central Crossing 3-1 last Thursday.
Grove City was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 23-25, 25-16, 25-19.
Hilliard Darby's victory bumped their record up to 10-12. As for Grove City, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's game: Hilliard Darby has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Grove City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Hilliard Darby came out on top in a nail-biter against Grove City when the teams last played back in September, sneaking past 3-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Grove City's Claire Halleck, who had 19 digs and four aces. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Hilliard Darby still be able to contain Halleck? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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