The Lovejoy Leopards will venture away from home to challenge the Walnut Grove Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lovejoy is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 12 games.
On Friday, everything went Lovejoy's way against Denison as Lovejoy made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Lovejoy was: they took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-11, 25-12.
Lovejoy can attribute much of their success to Emerson Boyd, who had four digs and two aces. Boyd is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season. Brooke Starr was another key player, getting three digs.
Lovejoy couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 43.2% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 23.3% earlier this season, but in their last ten matches they've averaged 37%.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Walnut Grove challenged Greenville on Friday. Walnut Grove walked away with a 3-1 victory over Greenville. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
The final score came out to 25-17, 20-25, 25-18, 25-21.
Walnut Grove can attribute much of their success to Lauren Aguilar, who had 34 digs, and Sophia Thomas, who had 11 digs.
Lovejoy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 28-7 record this season. As for Walnut Grove, their record is now 24-14.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Lovejoy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Walnut Grove struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Lovejoy took their win against Walnut Grove in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lovejoy 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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