The Triway Titans are taking a road trip to face off against the Smithville Smithies at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Triway comes in on nine and Smithville on four.
Last Thursday, Triway was able to grind out a solid victory over Canton South, taking the game 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-12, 25-27, 25-22.
Triway was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Smithville made easy work of Northwestern on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 win.
Smithville never let Northwestern on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 27-25, 25-19.
Molly Torrence was nothing short of spectacular: she had 21 digs. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: she now had ten or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Triway pushed their record up to 10-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Smithville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: Triway has serving mastered this season, having averaged 12.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Smithville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Triway suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Smithville in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Triway avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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