The Quincy Blue Devils are on the road again on Thursday to play the O'Fallon Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Quincy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Belleville East by a score of 2-0.
Quincy never let Belleville East on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-15.
Meanwhile, O'Fallon waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Redbirds.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant O'Fallon was: they took both sets by at least 15 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-10.
O'Fallon got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Katelyn Hruby out in front who had four aces. The dominant performance gave Hruby a new career-high in aces.
O'Fallon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Quincy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-11 record this season. As for O'Fallon, their win bumped their record up to 21-14.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Quincy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.8 aces per game. However, it's not like O'Fallon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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