The Newton Local Indians will head out to take on the Franklin Monroe Jets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Newton Local beat Dixie 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-14, 21-25, 25-19.
Newton Local was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in ten consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, everything went Franklin Monroe's way against Tri-County North on Thursday as Franklin Monroe made off with a 3-0 victory.
The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-5, 25-8.
Franklin Monroe can attribute much of their success to Reagan Flora, who had eight digs and three aces, and Layni Ressler, who had 11 digs. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Ressler now had 11 or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season.
Newton Local has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Franklin Monroe, their record is now 8-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Newton Local has serving mastered this season, having averaged 10.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Franklin Monroe struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Newton Local's way against Franklin Monroe in their previous matchup on September 6th as Newton Local made off with a 3-0 win. Will Newton Local repeat their success, or does Franklin Monroe have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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