Volleyball Preview: West Carteret Patriots vs. Western Alamance Warriors
The West Carteret Patriots and the Western Alamance Warriors are set to duel on Thursday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
West Carteret is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Durham School of the Arts with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant West Carteret was: they took every set by at least 16 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-9, 25-9.
West Carteret had a senior duo take command as Anderson Day had 12 aces and ten assists and Riley Williams had seven aces and 14 assists. Those 12 aces gave Day a new career-high.
West Carteret was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 28 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Western Alamance, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. Everything went their way against C.B. Aycock on Tuesday as Western Alamance made off with a 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-18, 25-22.
Western Alamance's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ryan Justice, who had nine digs.
West Carteret has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Western Alamance, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: West Carteret has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Western Alamance struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went West Carteret's way against Western Alamance in their previous meeting back in October of 2017, as West Carteret made off with a 3-0 win. Will West Carteret repeat their success, or does Western Alamance have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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