Volleyball Preview: Britton-Hecla Braves vs. Webster Bearcats
After both having extra time off, the Britton-Hecla Braves and the Webster Bearcats will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Britton-Hecla is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Britton-Hecla will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Wilmot, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Britton-Hecla blew past Wilmot 3-0 on Tuesday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Braves as it put an end to their five-game losing streak.
The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-18, 25-14.
Britton-Hecla can attribute much of their success to Heather Storbakken, who had seven digs and five aces, and Daynika Zuehlke, who had 13 digs. That's the most aces Storbakken has posted since back in September.
Britton-Hecla was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Webster had won two straight games and Jersey Johnson did her part to make it three on Tuesday. Webster was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Waubay/Summit thanks in part to Johnson, who had 16 digs and three aces. She has been hot , having posted 11 or more digs the last six times she's played.
While Webster won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-22, 25-11.
Britton-Hecla's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 15-11. As for Webster, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 15-13 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Britton-Hecla has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Webster struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Britton-Hecla was able to grind out a solid win over Webster when the teams last played back in September, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Britton-Hecla since the squad 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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