The Pandora-Gilboa Rockets will face off against the Ottoville Big Green at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Monday, Pandora-Gilboa made easy work of Riverdale and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rockets.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Pandora-Gilboa took every set by at least 16 points. The final score came out to 25-9, 25-9, 25-9.
Among those leading the charge was Peyton Diller, who hit 83.3% for five killseight digs and two aces. She is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 18 or more in the last 36 games she's played dating back to last season.
Pandora-Gilboa couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 40.6% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Ottoville entered their tilt with Miller City on Thursday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They had just enough and edged the Wildcats out 3-2.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Ottoville got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 23-25, 25-11, 23-25, 15-7.
Pandora-Gilboa's record now sits at 10-4. As for Ottoville, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Pandora-Gilboa has serving mastered this season, having averaged 7.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Ottoville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Pandora-Gilboa came up short against Ottoville in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Pandora-Gilboa avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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