Volleyball Preview: East Gaston Warriors vs. Highland Tech Rams
East Gaston is on a 12-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Highland Tech is on a 11-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The East Gaston Warriors will welcome the Highland Tech Rams at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Last Wednesday, East Gaston made easy work of Thomas Jefferson and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: East Gaston took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-13, 25-9.
East Gaston was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in seven consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Highland Tech got the win against Bessemer City on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Highland Tech was: they took every set by at least 19 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-1, 25-6, 25-5.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Highland Tech to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kendall Bynum, who had six aces and four digs. That's the most aces Bynum has posted since back in October of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Abby Fallin, who had nine aces and three digs.
East Gaston has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Highland Tech, their win bumped their record up to 19-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: East Gaston has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 12.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Highland Tech struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
East Gaston came up short against Highland Tech when the teams last played back in September, falling 3-1. Will East Gaston have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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