The Batesville Bulldogs will venture away from home to face off against the Lawrenceburg Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Batesville comes in on three and Lawrenceburg on six.
Last Monday, Batesville beat Greensburg 3-1.
The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 21-25, 25-17, 25-23.
Ava Walsman was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had 16 digs.
Meanwhile, Lawrenceburg got the win against Rising Sun on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
While Lawrenceburg won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-11, 25-15, 27-25.
Lawrenceburg relied on the efforts of Bryleigh Boyd, who had 19 digs, and Zoe Roudebush, who had four aces and 11 assists. That's the most aces Roudebush has posted in her last nine matches.
Lawrenceburg was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive games.
Batesville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season. As for Lawrenceburg, they pushed their record up to 20-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Batesville has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10 aces per game. However, it's not like Lawrenceburg struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Batesville came out on top in a nail-biter against Lawrenceburg in their previous matchup back in September, sneaking past 3-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Boyd, who had 17 digs and three aces. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Batesville still be able to contain Boyd? There's only one way to find out.
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