The Seneca East Tigers will square off against the Carey Blue Devils at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Carey took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Seneca East, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, Seneca East earned a 3-1 victory over Bucyrus. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Seneca East walked away with the win (but they looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-9, 16-25, 25-21.
Paige Miller went supernova for Seneca East, getting 82 digs and two aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Sayge Miller, who had ten digs and eight aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Seneca East was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 29 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Carey came up short against Mohawk on Tuesday and fell 3-1. The Blue Devils haven't had much luck with the Warriors recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Carey couldn't get the win, but they sure gave Mohawk a tough time in the second set. The final score came out to 25-19, 29-31, 25-12, 25-20.
Carey's loss came about despite a quality game from Gabby Summit, who had 17 digs and two aces.
Seneca East's victory bumped their record up to 10-6. As for Carey, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Seneca East has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 12.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Carey struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Seneca East beat Carey 3-1 in their previous meeting on September 3rd. Will Seneca East repeat their success, or does Carey have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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