Volleyball Preview: Weyauwega-Fremont Warhawks vs. Amherst Falcons
Weyauwega-Fremont and Amherst are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The Weyauwega-Fremont Warhawks will head out on the road to challenge the Amherst Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Weyauwega-Fremont comes in on six and Amherst on three.
Last Tuesday, Weyauwega-Fremont earned a 3-1 win over Iola-Scandinavia.
In the three sets Weyauwega-Fremont was on fire: they won each by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-14, 24-26, 25-11.
Weyauwega-Fremont's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Josie Baril, who had 13 digs, and Brooklyn Buss, who had five digs.
Weyauwega-Fremont was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Amherst narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Shiocton 3-2.
Amherst took Shiocton into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 15-25, 25-17, 23-25, 25-18, 15-9.
Weyauwega-Fremont's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-2. As for Amherst, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Weyauwega-Fremont has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 8.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Amherst struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Weyauwega-Fremont's way against Amherst when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as Weyauwega-Fremont made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Weyauwega-Fremont since the team 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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