Volleyball Preview: West Plains Zizzers vs. Branson Pirates
The West Plains Zizzers will head out on the road to challenge the Branson Pirates at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
West Plains will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Bolivar, who they hadn't topped in three consecutive meetings. West Plains blew past Bolivar 3-0 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Zizzers.
West Plains was especially dominant in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-19, 25-11.
West Plains' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Mia Duggins, who had nine digs, and Mylin Lopez, who had six digs.
West Plains was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Branson hadn't done well against Logan-Rogersville recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Branson skirted past Logan-Rogersville 3-2.
Branson wouldn't go down easily and took Logan-Rogersville into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. The final score came out to 27-25, 25-19, 24-26, 18-25, 15-10.
West Plains has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. As for Branson, their record now sits at 10-5-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: West Plains has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Branson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
West Plains came up short against Branson in their previous meeting back in September of 2020, falling 2-0. Can West Plains avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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