After two games on the road, Nelsonville-York is heading back home. After both having extra time off, they and the Valley Indians will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Two weeks ago, it was close, but Nelsonville-York sidestepped Athens for a 3-2 win.
Nelsonville-York was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 14-25, 24-26, 25-19, 15-10.
Nelsonville-York was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 34 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Valley sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Lynchburg-Clay on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.
Valley wouldn't go down easily and took Lynchburg-Clay into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-16, 23-25, 21-25, 18-16.
Nelsonville-York pushed their record up to 19-3 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road. As for Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-9 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's contest: Nelsonville-York hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 4.5 blocks per game. It's a different story for Valley, though, as they've been averaging only 1.8. Given Nelsonville-York's sizable advantage in that area, Valley will need to find a way to close that gap. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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