The New Philadelphia Quakers are taking a road trip to square off against the Tuscarawas Valley Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
Last Thursday, New Philadelphia didn't have quite enough to beat West Holmes and fell 3-2. The Quakers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
New Philadelphia actually scored more points across those five sets (106-95), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 12-25, 18-25, 25-20, 15-13.
Meanwhile, everything went Tuscarawas Valley's way against Indian Valley on Thursday as Tuscarawas Valley made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Trojans.
Tuscarawas Valley never let Indian Valley on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-17, 27-25.
Aubrie Barr had an outrageously good game as she had 26 digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 24 games she's played dating back to last season.
Tuscarawas Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 15 consecutive matchups.
New Philadelphia's loss dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Tuscarawas Valley, their record is now 12-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's match: New Philadelphia has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 8 aces per game. However, it's not like Tuscarawas Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
New Philadelphia suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Tuscarawas Valley in their previous matchup back in August. Can New Philadelphia avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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