The Floyd Central Highlanders will head out on the road to square off against the Trinity Lutheran Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Floyd Central comes in on 19 and Trinity Lutheran on nine.
Last Thursday, everything went Floyd Central's way against Madison as Floyd Central made off with a 3-0 win.
While Floyd Central might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Madison scored at least 16 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-9, 25-12.
Floyd Central couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 44.2% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 29.6% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 37.5%.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Trinity Lutheran took on Bloomington South on Saturday. Trinity Lutheran blew past Bloomington South 3-0.
Trinity Lutheran's got stronger as the match went on, holding Bloomington South to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-21, 25-19.
Trinity Lutheran found their leader in underclassman Zoey Dulaney, who had 11 digs and four aces. Those 11 digs set a new season-high mark for Dulaney.
Floyd Central pushed their record up to 23-3 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Trinity Lutheran, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's matchup: Floyd Central has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Trinity Lutheran struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Floyd Central took their win against Trinity Lutheran in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Trinity Lutheran's Laura Roeder, who had 25 digs and seven aces. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Floyd Central still be able to contain Roeder? There's only one way to find out.
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