After both having extra time off, the Alexandria City Titans and the Lake Braddock Bruins will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Alexandria City is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest defeat since September 5th on Wednesday. They lost 3-0 to West Springfield. The Titans have struggled against the Spartans recently, as their game on Wednesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
The 3-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-22, 29-27.
Ellie Griffy put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had nine digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted in she last 11 matches.
Meanwhile, Lake Braddock hadn't done well against Woodson recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Lake Braddock blew past Woodson 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-12, 25-13, 25-20.
Lake Braddock got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Yana Jensen out in front who had 11 digs and two aces. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Jensen now had 11 or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Norell Rivera Miranda, who had four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Lake Braddock was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in eight consecutive games.
Alexandria City's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Lake Braddock, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Alexandria City has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Lake Braddock struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Alexandria City took their win against Lake Braddock in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Alexandria City since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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