Volleyball Preview: La Vernia Bears vs. Somerset Bulldogs
The La Vernia Bears will challenge the Somerset Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Tuesday, La Vernia made easy work of John F. Kennedy and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bears.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant La Vernia was: they took every set by at least 16 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-9, 25-7.
La Vernia's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Karis Carpenter, who had seven digs and two aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Rhyan Friesenhahn, who had two aces and 16 assists.
La Vernia couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 47.6% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 21.9% earlier this season, but in their last ten matches they've averaged 36.1%.
Meanwhile, Somerset got the win against Pearsall on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
Somerset's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Pearsall between 15 and 18 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-18, 25-15.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Somerset to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nadia Molina, who had 11 digs. Molina is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Jasira Jones, who had five digs and two aces.
La Vernia pushed their record up to 33-12 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Somerset, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-22 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's game: La Vernia has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Somerset struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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