The Elmwood Royals will take on the Van Buren Black Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Elmwood is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses.
Elmwood came up short against Arlington on Monday, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-13, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Van Buren made easy work of Vanlue on Monday and carried off a 3-0 win.
Van Buren was especially dominant in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-18, 25-11.
Bailey Lance was a one-man wrecking crew for Van Buren as she had 13 digs and nine aces. Those nine aces gave Lance a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: Van Buren was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Vanlue only served three.
Elmwood's defeat dropped their record down to 3-17. As for Van Buren, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Elmwood was able to grind out a solid victory over Van Buren in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Van Buren's Ava Cramer, who had 21 digs. Now that she won't be playing on Wednesday, will it be easier for Elmwood to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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