Volleyball Preview: Upper Arlington Golden Bears vs. Newark Wildcats
After both having extra time off, the Upper Arlington Golden Bears and the Newark Wildcats will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Upper Arlington lost 3-0 to Hilliard Davidson last Thursday. The Golden Bears haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Hilliard Davidson scored at least 17 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-20, 25-17.
Upper Arlington's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Ellie Ness, who had 16 digs, and Eva Miller, who had four aces. The dominant performance gave Miller a new career-high in aces.
Meanwhile, Newark earned a 3-1 win over Lancaster last Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Newark had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-16, 25-20, 25-19.
Madi Johnson and Amelia Reagan were among the main playmakers for Newark as the former had 12 digs and the latter had ten digs.
Upper Arlington's loss dropped their record down to 10-12. As for Newark, their victory bumped their record up to 17-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Upper Arlington has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Newark struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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