After both having extra time off, the Lakeside Dragons and the Ellet Orangemen will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Lakeside lost 3-0 to Geneva on Wednesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Dragons in their meetings with the Eagles: they've now lost six in a row.
The final score came out to 25-22, 25-23, 25-16.
The losing side was boosted by Jaselle Krenisky, who had ten assists and seven digs.
Meanwhile, Ellet posted their closest victory since August 30th on Thursday. They won by a set and slipped past Firestone 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Orangemen.
Ellet was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 18-25, 20-25, 25-22, 15-8.
Ellet now has a winning record of 11-10. As for Lakeside, their loss dropped their record down to 10-12.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Lakeside has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11 aces per game. However, it's not like Ellet struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 9.1 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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