The Avon Eagles will take on the Harding Raiders in a tournament on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Avon is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Ohio's top teams: Magnificat, who was ranked second at the time (Avon was ranked fourth). The Eagles fell 3-1 to the Blue Streaks on Wednesday. The loss was the Eagles' first of the season.
The 3-1 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 25-23, 23-25, 27-25, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Harding came up short against LaBrae last Wednesday, falling 3-0. The Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-18, 25-10.
Having lost for the first time this season, Avon fell to 21-1. As for Harding, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-19.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's contest: Avon has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Harding struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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