The Philip Simmons Iron Horses will take on the Andrews Yellowjackets at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Philip Simmons will be strutting in after a victory while Andrews will be coming in after a loss.
Philip Simmons took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Timberland as Philip Simmons made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Philip Simmons was: they took every set by at least 16 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-6, 25-5.
Philip Simmons' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Maribelle Macatol, who had three digs and three aces, and Dani Gehringer, who had six aces, four digs, and a kill. That's the most aces Gehringer has posted in her last ten matches.
Philip Simmons couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 50.9% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 27% earlier this season, but in their last ten matchups they've averaged 39%.
Meanwhile, Andrews lost 3-0 to Academic Magnet on Wednesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Yellowjackets in their matchups with the Raptors: they've now lost three in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-15, 25-7.
Philip Simmons is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 36-7-2 record this season. As for Andrews, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
Philip Simmons took their victory against Andrews in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will Philip Simmons repeat their success, or does Andrews have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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