The Fillmore Central Falcons's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Stewartville Tigers at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Stewartville took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Fillmore Central, who comes in off a win.
On Monday, everything went Fillmore Central's way against John Marshall as Fillmore Central made off with a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Fillmore Central took every set by at least 12 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-13, 25-5, 25-11.
Fillmore Central's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Kyla Hellickson, who had 13 digs and four aces, and Lily Miller, who had three digs and two aces. That's the most aces Miller has posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, Stewartville suffered their biggest defeat since October 5, 2023 last Monday. They lost 3-0 to Byron. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Bears recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-20, 25-19.
Despite the loss, Stewartville had strong showings from Katherine Klavetter, who had 23 digs, and Kaylee Lehrman, who had four digs. Klavetter is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Fillmore Central has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Stewartville, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Fillmore Central has serving mastered this season, having averaged 7.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Stewartville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Fillmore Central's way against Stewartville when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Fillmore Central made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fillmore Central 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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