Westerville South hasn't had much luck against Lincoln recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Westerville South lost 3-0 to Worthington Kilbourne on Thursday. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-17, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Lincoln was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to Pickerington North.
While Lincoln had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 20 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 17-25, 25-22, 25-20.
Lincoln's loss came about despite a quality game from Addison Steger, who had five digs and 19 assists.
Even though they lost, Lincoln was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Westerville South's defeat dropped their record down to 6-14. As for Lincoln, their loss dropped their record down to 12-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Westerville South has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Lincoln struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Westerville South suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Lincoln when the teams last played back in October of 2020. Can Westerville South avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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