Volleyball Preview: Bentonville West Wolverines vs. Staley Falcons
The Bentonville West Wolverines will take on the Staley Falcons at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Bentonville West is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Bentonville West is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arkansas' top teams: Southside, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Bentonville West was ranked 14th). Bentonville West took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Southside on Thursday. While the Wolverines didn't have the best season last year (they finished 14-21-1), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Bentonville West started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-21, 25-15, 25-23.
Loss or not, Bentonville West got some senior leadership from Trinity Collette and Madeleine Koulavong. Collette had 18 digs, while Koulavong had nine digs and two aces. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Collette now had ten or more in the last 11 games she's played.
Meanwhile, Staley had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over Central on Saturday.
Bentonville West's defeat dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Staley, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-5.
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