The Otis Bulldogs will face off against the Genoa-Hugo/Karval Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, Otis got the win against Bethune by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Otis took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-14, 25-12.
Otis' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Madison Reynolds, who had eight digs and three aces, and Aedyn Tribelhorn, who hit 70.6% for 12 kills, five aces, and four digs. The dominant performance also gave Reynolds a new career-high in aces.
Otis was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Genoa-Hugo/Karval entered their tilt with Burlington on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Everything went their way against the Cougars as they made off with a 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Pirates have posted against the Cougars since April 17, 2021.
Genoa-Hugo/Karval was dominant in the second set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Burlington squad. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-14, 25-19.
Otis has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Genoa-Hugo/Karval, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Otis has serving mastered this season, having averaged 5 aces per game. However, it's not like Genoa-Hugo/Karval struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Otis took their victory against Genoa-Hugo/Karval in their previous matchup back in September of 2022 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Otis repeat their success, or does Genoa-Hugo/Karval have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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