The Unioto Shermans will challenge the Southeastern Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Tuesday, Unioto got the win against Paint Valley by a conclusive 3-0.
Unioto's got stronger as the match went on, holding Paint Valley to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-12, 25-7.
Ellie Depoy
| 09/23/25 @ Paint Valley | 4 |
| 09/18/25 vs Adena | 0 |
| 09/16/25 vs Westfall | 1 |
| 09/13/25 vs South Point | 3 |
| 09/11/25 @ Huntington | 2 |
| + 3 more games |
Unioto's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ellie Depoy, who had six digs and four aces. That's the most aces Depoy has posted over her last eight matchups. Kiley Puckett was another key player, getting six digs and four aces.
They weren't the only good servers: Unioto was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in nine consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Southeastern made easy work of Piketon on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
The final score came out to 25-12, 25-15, 25-18.
Southeastern's win bumped their record up to 10-6. As for Unioto, their victory bumped their record up to 14-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Unioto has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Southeastern struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Unioto took their win against Southeastern in their previous meeting on September 2nd by a conclusive 3-0 score. Do the Shermans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Panthers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
