The Lyman Greyhounds will head out on the road to face off against the University Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lyman is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
Last Tuesday, Lyman came up short against Geneva and fell 3-1.
After all that action, the final score was 25-9, 20-25, 25-20, 25-8.
Even though they lost, Lyman was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, University made easy work of Colonial on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The final score came out to 27-25, 25-19, 25-13.
University relied on the efforts of Audrey Cuevas, who had six digs and two aces, and Maricelys Rivera, who had 14 digs and two aces. Rivera is crushing it when it comes to digs: she's had at least seven every time she's taken the court this season.
Lyman's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for University, they pushed their record up to 4-2 with that 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: Lyman has serving mastered this season, having averaged 9.9 aces per game. However, it's not like University struggles in that department as they've been averaging 18. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Lyman's way against University when the teams last played back in October of 2014 as Lyman made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lyman since the squad 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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