The Girard Indians will venture away from home to take on the Columbiana Clippers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Thursday, everything went Girard's way against Manchester as Girard made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.
Girard was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-10, 25-21.
Girard was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 13 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Columbiana entered their tilt with Clearview on Thursday with 11 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 12. They put the hurt on the Clippers with a sharp 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Columbiana took every set by at least 11 points. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-8, 25-9.
Girard has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Columbiana, they pushed their record up to 22-1 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Girard has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Columbiana struggles in that department as they've been averaging 16.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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