Paulding has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. After both having extra time off, they and the Wauseon Indians will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Paulding came up short against Edgerton and fell 3-1. The Panthers have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as their game on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
The final score came out to 25-16, 27-25, 18-25, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Wauseon posted their biggest win since August 24th on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Delta. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Indians.
Wauseon was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-22, 27-25.
Wauseon can attribute much of their success to Jadyn Demaline, who had 14 digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Wauseon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive matches.
Paulding's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Wauseon, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's game: Paulding has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 8.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Wauseon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Paulding was able to grind out a solid win over Wauseon in their previous meeting back in October of 2015, winning 3-1. Will Paulding repeat their success, or does Wauseon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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