The Shelby Whippets will square off against the Pleasant Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Shelby sitting on three straight victories and Pleasant on 12.
Last Thursday, Shelby made easy work of Ontario and carried off a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Shelby took every set by at least 12 points. The final score came out to 25-4, 25-13, 25-11.
Kendra Walp and Ava Bowman were among the main playmakers for Shelby as the former had 18 digs and the latter had five digs.
Meanwhile, Pleasant got the win against Marion Harding on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-10, 25-20.
Pleasant got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Kamryn Roberts out in front who had five digs and five aces. That's the most aces Roberts has posted since back in August.
Pleasant was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 26 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Shelby is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. As for Pleasant, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Shelby has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Pleasant struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Shelby came up short against Pleasant when the teams last played back in September, falling 3-1. Can Shelby avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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