The Lima Senior Spartans will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the Bowling Green Bobcats at 6:00 p.m. Lima Senior will be strutting in after a win while Bowling Green will be coming in after a loss.
Last Wednesday, Lima Senior got the win against Bowsher by a conclusive 3-0.
While Lima Senior won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-10, 25-22, 25-13.
Alisandra Vanmeter was a one-man wrecking crew for Lima Senior as she had 14 digs and six aces. Vanmeter is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Lima Senior was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Bowling Green didn't have quite enough to beat Ross on Thursday and fell 3-2. The Bobcats have struggled against the Little Giants recently, as their game on Thursday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Bowling Green sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 12-25, 25-8, 26-28, 15-11.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Hanna Heinze, who had 23 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Molly Ruthenberg, who had six digs and 20 assists.
Lima Senior has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Bowling Green, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's match: Lima Senior has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 13.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Bowling Green struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Lima Senior suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Bowling Green when the teams last played back in October of 2021. Can Lima Senior avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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