Athens has won three straight games at home, while Nelsonville-York has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Athens Bulldogs will welcome the Nelsonville-York Buckeyes at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Last Thursday, Athens got the win against Meigs by a conclusive 3-0.
While Athens might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Meigs scored at least 16 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-16, 25-12.
Athens was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, everything went Nelsonville-York's way against Wellston on Thursday as Nelsonville-York made off with a 3-0 victory.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-15, 25-19.
Nelsonville-York's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Megan Booth, who had four kills, four digs, and two aces, and Delaney Dean, who had 15 digs and a kill. Booth is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 17 or more in the last 46 games she's played dating back to last season.
Athens' win bumped their record up to 17-3. As for Nelsonville-York, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 17-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Athens has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Nelsonville-York struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Athens took their win against Nelsonville-York in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Does Athens have another victory up their sleeve, or will Nelsonville-York turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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