The Terre Haute North Vigo Patriots will face off against the Parke Heritage Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Terre Haute North Vigo took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They came out on top against Covington by a score of 3-1.
Terre Haute North Vigo had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 12-25, 25-23, 25-20, 25-17.
Terre Haute North Vigo was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last eight games.
Meanwhile, Parke Heritage made easy work of Clay City on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Wolves have posted against the Eels since September 22, 2020.
Parke Heritage was especially dominant in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-19, 25-13.
Terre Haute North Vigo's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-11. As for Parke Heritage, their win bumped their record up to 10-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Terre Haute North Vigo has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 8.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Parke Heritage struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Terre Haute North Vigo's way against Parke Heritage in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as Terre Haute North Vigo made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Terre Haute North Vigo repeat their success, or does Parke Heritage have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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