Huron has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to challenge the Vermilion Sailors at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, everything went Huron's way against Margaretta as Huron made off with a 3-0 victory.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-12, 25-13.
Huron can attribute much of their success to Adelyn Van Sickle, who had 11 digs, and Reece Hotz, who had three digs, two kills, and 19 assists. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Hotz now posted eight or more in the last 13 games she's played.
Meanwhile, Vermilion had just enough and edged Port Clinton out 3-2 on Thursday.
Vermilion took Port Clinton into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The final score came out to 16-25, 25-16, 16-25, 25-14, 15-11.
Vermilion's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Alyssa Woodward led the charge by getting 14 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Delaney Russell, who had 12 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Vermilion was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in six consecutive matchups.
Huron is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-6 record this season. As for Vermilion, their win bumped their record up to 7-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Huron has serving mastered this season, having averaged 5.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Vermilion struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Huron's way against Vermilion in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 as Huron made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Huron have another victory up their sleeve, or will Vermilion turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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