Volleyball Preview: Salisbury Hornets vs. West Davidson Dragons
Salisbury is 0-10 against West Davidson since November of 2020 but things could change on Tuesday. The Salisbury Hornets will take on the West Davidson Dragons at 6:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
On Monday, everything went Salisbury's way against South Stanly as Salisbury made off with a 3-0 win.
Salisbury's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping South Stanly between 18 and 21 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-20, 25-21.
Salisbury was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive games.
Meanwhile, West Davidson earned a 3-1 victory over North Davidson on Wednesday.
West Davidson 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 25-27, 25-21, 25-22, 25-14.
West Davidson found their leader in underclassman Spencer Simerson, who had 12 digs and three aces.
Salisbury's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-5. As for West Davidson, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Salisbury has serving mastered this season, having averaged 12.9 aces per game. However, it's not like West Davidson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 14.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Salisbury might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from West Davidson when the teams last played back in August. Can Salisbury avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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