Volleyball Preview: Waterford Ravens vs. San Juan Broncos
On Saturday Waterford will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to face off against the San Juan Broncos at 1:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Waterford challenged American Leadership Academy on Tuesday. Waterford put the hurt on American Leadership Academy with a sharp 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Ravens have posted since September 17th.
Waterford walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the third set). The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-19, 25-11.
Waterford was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, San Juan got the win against Grand County on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
San Juan was especially dominant in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-19, 25-14.
Waterford's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-14. As for San Juan, their victory bumped their record up to 17-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: Waterford has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.4 aces per game. However, it's not like San Juan struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Waterford's way against San Juan in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, as Waterford made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Waterford since the squad 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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