Hilliard Darby is 0-4 against Teays Valley since September of 2020 but things could change on Monday. The Hilliard Darby Panthers will look to defend their home court against the Teays Valley Vikings at 6:45 p.m. Hilliard Darby will be strutting in after a win while Teays Valley will be coming in after a defeat.
Hilliard Darby will bounce into Monday's matchup after beating Thomas Worthington, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Hilliard Darby came out on top against Thomas Worthington by a score of 3-1 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Hilliard Darby was staring down a 1-1 deficit headed into the third set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 20-25, 25-18, 25-18.
Lila Handrahan went supernova for Hilliard Darby, getting 19 digs. With that strong performance, Handrahan is now averaging an impressive 12 digs per game. Another player making a difference was Yoselin Becerril, who had eight digs and three aces.
Meanwhile, Teays Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell just short of Lancaster by a score of 3-2.
Teays Valley took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 31-29, 23-25, 25-17, 20-18.
Despite the defeat, Teays Valley got top-tier performance from Tessa Bradley, who had eight digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Teays Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last eight contests.
Hilliard Darby's victory bumped their record up to 6-9. As for Teays Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's match: Hilliard Darby has serving mastered this season, having averaged 6.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Teays Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Hilliard Darby suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Teays Valley in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Will Hilliard Darby have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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