Volleyball Preview: Union Local Jets vs. Fairless Falcons
The Union Local Jets will be playing at home against the Fairless Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Wednesday, Union Local got the win against West Muskingum by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Jets.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-12, 25-18.
Union Local was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. They are a perfect 5-0 when they serve at least ten aces.
Meanwhile, Fairless made easy work of Sandy Valley on Monday and carried off a 3-0 win.
Fairless never let Sandy Valley on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-10, 27-25.
Union Local is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-3 record this season. As for Fairless, their victory was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's game: Union Local hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 6.6 blocks per game. It's a different story for Fairless, though, as they've been averaging only 1. Given Union Local's sizable advantage in that area, Fairless will need to find a way to close that gap. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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