The Shawnee Indians will face off against the Bloom-Carroll Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Shawnee sitting on nine straight victories and Bloom-Carroll on eight.
Shawnee is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Lexington.
Meanwhile, Bloom-Carroll posted their closest victory since September 18th on Saturday. They skirted past St. Francis DeSales 3-2.
Bloom-Carroll took St. Francis DeSales into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. The final score came out to 23-25, 28-26, 25-23, 22-25, 15-10.
Shawnee better focus on containing Sienna Hogue and Kylynne Sollberger as the pair were huge in Bloom-Carroll's win. Hogue had 22 digs and two aces, while Sollberger had ten digs. Hogue is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in each of the last three games she's played.
Bloom-Carroll was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 30 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Shawnee's win bumped their record up to 20-5. As for Bloom-Carroll, their victory bumped their record up to 24-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Shawnee has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Bloom-Carroll struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.9 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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