The Menomonee Falls Phoenix's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Bay Port Pirates on Thursday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Menomonee Falls is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Everything went their way against Slinger as Menomonee Falls made off with a 3-0 win.
Menomonee Falls walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-23, 28-26.
Bay Port had won six straight games and Meghan Bruss did her part to make it seven on Saturday. Everything went Bay Port's way against Kimberly as Bay Port made off with a 3-0 win thanks in part to Bruss, who had nine digs and three aces. She is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last nine games she's played.
While Bay Port won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-19, 25-23.
Menomonee Falls has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 34-9 record this season. As for Bay Port, their victory bumped their record up to 29-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Menomonee Falls has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Bay Port struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Menomonee Falls beat Bay Port 2-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2018. Will Menomonee Falls repeat their success, or does Bay Port have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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