The Tuscarawas Valley Trojans will challenge the Martins Ferry Purple Riders at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Tuscarawas Valley is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
Tuscarawas Valley is returning to their home court after beating Tuscarawas Central Catholic on theirs, despite the fact Tuscarawas Central Catholic has dominated at home this season. Tuscarawas Valley came out on top against Tuscarawas Central Catholic by a score of 3-1 on Saturday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-7, 25-16, 13-25, 25-3.
Aubrie Barr went supernova for Tuscarawas Valley, getting 26 digs. Barr is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 30 games she's played dating back to last season.
Tuscarawas Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 21 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Martins Ferry got the win against Buckeye Local on Wednesday by a conclusive 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-18, 25-9, 25-14.
Martins Ferry can attribute much of their success to Gracie Lucas, who had six digs and 13 assists, and Olivia Harkness, who had three digs and 17 assists.
Tuscarawas Valley is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Martins Ferry, they pushed their record up to 14-6 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's contest: Tuscarawas Valley has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Martins Ferry struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Tuscarawas Valley took their victory against Martins Ferry in their previous meeting back in October of 2021 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Tuscarawas Valley repeat their success, or does Martins Ferry have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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