The Plainview Pirates will square off against the Wausa Vikings on Tuesday. Plainview will be strutting in after a victory while Wausa will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Thursday, Plainview beat Archangels Catholic 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pirates.
After all that action, the final score was 25-23, 25-22, 19-25, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Wausa was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 3-1 to Bloomfield.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 18-25, 25-12, 25-14.
Wausa's defeat came about despite a quality game from Olivia Barta, who had nine digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Wausa was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Plainview's win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Wausa, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Plainview has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Wausa struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Plainview skirted past Wausa 2-1 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Does Plainview have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wausa turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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