Volleyball Preview: Wiregrass Kings vs. Ezekiel Academy Knights
Wiregrass has gone 9-1 against Ezekiel Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Wiregrass Kings will be staying on the road to face off against the Ezekiel Academy Knights at 4:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Last Saturday, everything went Wiregrass' way against East Central HomeSchool as Wiregrass made off with a 3-0 victory.
The final score came out to 25-8, 25-5, 25-17.
Wiregrass was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Ezekiel Academy entered their tilt with Varsity Opponent on Tuesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They put the hurt on Varsity Opponent with a sharp 3-0 win.
While Ezekiel Academy won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 26-24, 25-20.
Lailyn Shelton was the offensive standout of the game as she had ten digs and three aces.
Wiregrass is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Ezekiel Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 15-6-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Wiregrass has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 15.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Ezekiel Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 15.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Wiregrass skirted past Ezekiel Academy 3-2 in their previous matchup back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wiregrass since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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