Volleyball Preview: Badger Braves vs. Champion Golden Flashes
The Badger Braves will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the Champion Golden Flashes at 6:30 p.m.
On Tuesday, Badger came up short against Pymatuning Valley and fell 3-1.
Despite the defeat, Badger had strong showings from Alison Price, who had 21 digs and 13 kills, and Gabriella Miller, who had nine digs, seven kills, four blocks, and four blocks. What's more, Miller also racked up four aces, the mostshe's had in her last six games. Kyleigh Hall was another key player, getting ten digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Badger was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Champion hadn't done well against LaBrae recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Champion was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over LaBrae. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Golden Flashes.
One reason for the win was Champion's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-22, 25-14.
Avery Boggs had an outrageously good game as she had 28 digs.
Badger dropped their record down to 6-9 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Champion, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's contest: Badger hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 5.1 blocks per game. It's a different story for Champion, though, as they've been averaging only 1.6. Given Badger's sizable advantage in that area, Champion will need to find a way to close that gap.
Badger was able to grind out a solid victory over Champion when the teams last played back in October of 2021, winning 3-1. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Champion's Olivia Zigarovich, who had eight aces and three digs. Now that she won't be playing on Wednesday, will it be easier for Badger to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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