Volleyball Preview: Caldwell Redskins vs. Shadyside Tigers
The Caldwell Redskins will challenge the Shadyside Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Caldwell's favor as the team sits on 11 straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Shadyside has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Caldwell is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Strasburg-Franklin just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 3-2.
Caldwell actually scored more points across those five sets (110-101), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-22, 15-25, 19-25, 17-15.
Despite the loss, Caldwell saw an underclassman step up: Addysyn Leake had nine digs and two aces. Leake has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last five times she's played.
Even though they lost, Caldwell was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 33 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Shadyside lost 3-0 to Shenandoah on Thursday.
While Shadyside had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 14 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-14, 25-16.
Shadyside's defeat came about despite a quality game from Ali Weatherson, who had nine digs and a block. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophie Boltz, who had six digs, five kills, and five kills.
Caldwell's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-2. As for Shadyside, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Caldwell has serving mastered this season, having averaged 13.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Shadyside struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Caldwell's way against Shadyside when the teams last played two weeks ago as Caldwell made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Caldwell repeat their success, or does Shadyside have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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