The Lawrenceburg Tigers are on the road again on Saturday to play the Batesville Bulldogs at 12:30 p.m.
Last Saturday, it was close, but Lawrenceburg sidestepped Union County for a 2-1 victory.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Lawrenceburg who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 22-25, 15-13.
Lawrenceburg's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Bryleigh Boyd, who had 17 digs, and Zoe Roudebush, who had six digs and 14 assists. Boyd is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 17 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Batesville had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 3-0 win. The victory was nothing new for the Bulldogs as they're now sitting on six straight.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Batesville was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-12, 25-14.
Among those leading the charge was Anya Richey, who had 15 digs.
Batesville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in six consecutive matches.
Lawrenceburg's win bumped their record up to 22-6. As for Batesville, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 26-4 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: Lawrenceburg has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Batesville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Lawrenceburg came up short against Batesville in their previous matchup last Thursday, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Richey, who had 23 digs. Now that Lawrenceburg knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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