After three games on the road, North Royalton is heading back home. They will host the Hudson Explorers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, North Royalton made easy work of Walsh Jesuit and carried off a 3-0 win.
While North Royalton won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-18, 25-23.
North Royalton can attribute much of their success to Cailey Vranic, who had ten digs. Vranic is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
North Royalton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Hudson sidestepped Nordonia for a 3-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Explorers.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Hudson who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 23-25, 25-19, 19-25, 15-11.
Sophie Scharville went supernova for Hudson, getting 31 digs.
North Royalton has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Hudson, their win bumped their record up to 8-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: North Royalton has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Hudson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
North Royalton beat Hudson 3-1 in their previous matchup back in September. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Hudson's Maribeth Slater, who had nine digs and two aces. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will North Royalton still be able to contain Slater? There's only one way to find out.
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