Hermann has gone 10-0 against Sullivan recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Hermann Bearcats will play host again on Thursday to welcome the Sullivan Eagles, where the match is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Monday, Hermann didn't have quite enough to beat Washington and fell 3-2. While the Bearcats didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bluejays 25-22 in the first set.
Hermann was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Washington work for it, especially in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-19, 26-24, 17-25, 15-9.
Hermann might have lost, but man, Kennedie Witthaus was a machine: she had 36 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Witthaus has posted in her last five contests. The team also got some help courtesy of Erika Schutt, who had 11 digs.
Meanwhile, Sullivan entered their matchup against Pacific on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Sullivan lost 3-0 to Pacific. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Indians recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-12, 25-20.
Sullivan's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Andi Giebler, who had ten digs, and Trinity Midyett, who had seven digs.
Hermann's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 12-14. As for Sullivan, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-12-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Hermann has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Sullivan struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Hermann's way against Sullivan in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Hermann made off with a 3-0 win. Does Hermann have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sullivan turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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