The Tri-Village Patriots will head out to take on the Arcanum Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Tri-Village earned a 3-1 win over Newton Local.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-11, 14-25, 25-19.
Tri-Village got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Ava Pipenger out in front who had six digs and 20 assists. Pipenger is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had four or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Mylee Bierly, who had 16 digs.
Meanwhile, Arcanum put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Dixie 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-18, 25-13, 25-19.
Tri-Village is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. As for Arcanum, their win was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Tri-Village has serving mastered this season, having averaged 9.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Arcanum struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Tri-Village came up short against Arcanum when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Tri-Village avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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