Findlay has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to challenge the Northview Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Findlay didn't have quite enough to beat Whitmer and fell 3-2.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Findlay sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 27-25, 19-25, 25-14, 21-25, 15-9.
Despite the defeat, Findlay had strong showings from Ankia Helms, who had seven digs and 25 assists, and Caroline Kiffmeyer, who had 15 digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Findlay was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 6.6.
Meanwhile, Northview came up short against Perrysburg on Thursday and fell 3-1. The Wildcats have struggled against the Yellow Jackets recently, as their game on Thursday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Perrysburg scored at least 17 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-18, 22-25, 25-23.
Findlay's defeat was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Northview, their record now sits at 5-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Findlay has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 6.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Northview struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Findlay might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Northview in their previous meeting on September 5th. Can Findlay avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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