After five games on the road, Dublin Scioto is heading back home. They will host the Worthington Kilbourne Wolves at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Thursday, everything went Dublin Scioto's way against Westerville South as Dublin Scioto made off with a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Dublin Scioto took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-9, 25-15.
Dublin Scioto was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in nine consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Worthington Kilbourne waltzed into their match on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They blew past the Cougars 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Worthington Kilbourne was: they took every set by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-13, 25-9.
Audra Bailey and Lilly Schultheis were among the main playmakers for Worthington Kilbourne as the former had six digs and five aces and the latter had six digs, four aces, and a kill. Schultheis is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted nine or more in the last 24 games she's played dating back to last season.
Dublin Scioto pushed their record up to 15-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Worthington Kilbourne, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Dublin Scioto has serving mastered this season, having averaged 9.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Worthington Kilbourne struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Dublin Scioto's way against Worthington Kilbourne in their previous meeting back in August as Dublin Scioto made off with a 3-0 win. Does Dublin Scioto have another victory up their sleeve, or will Worthington Kilbourne turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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