The Miamisburg Vikings and the Troy Trojans are set to duel on Tuesday. Miamisburg is no doubt hoping to put an end to a 20-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Miamisburg lost 3-0 to Fairmont last Thursday.
Miamisburg was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-12, 25-23.
Reagan Toole put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had four digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last seven matchups.
Meanwhile, Troy came tearing into last Thursday's match with five straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Indians by a score of 3-1.
Troy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-13, 25-20, 25-19.
Troy can attribute much of their success to Cema Rajab, who had nine digs and five aces, and Lauren Koesters, who had 13 digs. Rajab is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served three or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Troy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Miamisburg's loss dropped their record down to 2-20. As for Troy, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-9 record this season.
Miamisburg might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Troy in their previous meeting back in October of 2018. Can Miamisburg avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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