Wayne Trace and Hicksville are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2018, but not for long. The Wayne Trace Raiders will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the Hicksville Aces at 5:30 p.m. Wayne Trace will be strutting in after a win while Hicksville will be coming in after a loss.
Wayne Trace is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest victory since August 26th on Monday. They put the hurt on Van Wert with a sharp 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Raiders.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Wayne Trace took every set by at least eight points. After all that action, the final score was 25-6, 25-17, 25-10.
Wayne Trace was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Hicksville came up short against Patrick Henry on Thursday and fell 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-12, 25-22, 23-25, 25-21.
Wayne Trace's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-8. As for Hicksville, they dropped their record down to 3-5 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Wayne Trace has serving mastered this season, having averaged 4.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Hicksville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Wayne Trace skirted past Hicksville 3-2 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Does Wayne Trace have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hicksville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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