The Lincolnview Lancers have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Defiance Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lincolnview will be strutting in after a victory while Defiance will be coming in after a defeat.
On Tuesday, everything went Lincolnview's way against Jefferson as Lincolnview made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Lincolnview was: they took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-11, 25-12.
Lincolnview's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Allie Miller led the charge by getting 11 digs and two aces. Miller is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last 18 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Madelyn Berryman, who had 11 digs and two aces.
Lincolnview couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 58% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 24.9% earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 38.8%.
Meanwhile, Defiance came up short against Tinora on Saturday and fell 3-1.
Loss or not, Defiance got some senior leadership from Ella Westrick and Piper Hampton. Westrick had 17 digs, while Hampton had 17 digs.
Lincolnview is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Defiance, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 14-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Lincolnview has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Defiance struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10. 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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