The Batesville Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Greensburg Pirates at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Batesville took a loss when they played away from home last Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Franklin County as Batesville made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Batesville was: they took every set by at least 16 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-9, 25-9.
Among those leading the charge was Anya Richey, who had 15 digs.
Batesville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last 13 games.
Meanwhile, Greensburg got the win against Hauser on Wednesday by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Greensburg was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-8, 25-12.
Greensburg can attribute much of their success to Mya Comer, who hit 77.8% for seven killsnine digs and two aces, and Carmin Ripperger, who had seven digs. Comer is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last 26 games she's played dating back to last season.
Batesville's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-4. As for Greensburg, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's matchup: Batesville has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10 aces per game. However, it's not like Greensburg struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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