The Fisher Catholic Irish will take on the New Lexington Panthers at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Fisher Catholic took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Grove City Christian with a sharp 3-0 win.
Fisher Catholic never let Grove City Christian on the board, but things got pretty close in the 0th set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-11, 25-20.
Fisher Catholic's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Erica Sharp, who had ten digs, two aces, and a block. Sharp is also crushing it when it comes to assists: she's posted at least 11 every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Sydney Ellis, who had 22 digs.
Fisher Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, New Lexington hadn't done well against Tri-Valley recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Everything went New Lexington's way against Tri-Valley as New Lexington made off with a 3-0 victory. The win was nothing new for the Panthers as they're now sitting on three straight.
The final score came out to 26-24, 28-26, 25-21.
Fisher Catholic's victory was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-2. As for New Lexington, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: Fisher Catholic hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 6.1 blocks per game. It's a different story for New Lexington, though, as they've been averaging only 1.4. Given Fisher Catholic's sizable advantage in that area, New Lexington will need to find a way to close that gap.
Fisher Catholic took their win against New Lexington in their previous meeting back in October of 2015 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fisher Catholic since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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