The Laconia Spartans will take on the Nekoosa Papermakers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Laconia comes in on 14 and Nekoosa on three.
Laconia is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Everything went their way against St. Mary Catholic as Laconia made off with a 3-0 win.
Laconia's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping St. Mary Catholic between 14 and 17 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-17, 25-14.
Among those leading the charge was Aubrey Leonard, who had 12 digs.
Meanwhile, Nekoosa was able to grind out a solid victory over Poynette on Saturday, taking the game 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 17-25, 25-18, 25-20.
Nekoosa can attribute much of their success to McKenzie Woodard, who had 21 digs, and Aubrey Boerboom, who had 12 digs and five aces. Boerboom has been hot for a while, having also posted 13 or more assists the last nine times she's played.
Laconia's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 26-2. As for Nekoosa, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 21-13 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Laconia has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Nekoosa struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Laconia beat Nekoosa 2-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2019. Will Laconia repeat their success, or does Nekoosa have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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