The Nelsonville-York Buckeyes will square off against the Trimble Tomcats at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Nelsonville-York is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road.
Last Thursday, Nelsonville-York made easy work of Wellston and carried off a 3-0 win.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-15, 25-19.
Megan Booth and Delaney Dean were among the main playmakers for Nelsonville-York as the former had four kills, four digs, and two aces and the latter had 15 digs and a kill. Booth is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 17 or more in the last 46 games she's played dating back to last season.
Nelsonville-York 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 six aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Trimble came up short against Waterford on Thursday and fell 3-1. The Tomcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Trimble had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 21 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 22-25, 25-22, 25-21.
Nelsonville-York's victory bumped their record up to 17-3. As for Trimble, their loss dropped their record down to 5-15.
Everything went Nelsonville-York's way against Trimble when the teams last played back in August, as Nelsonville-York made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Nelsonville-York since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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