Volleyball Preview: Wayne Trace Raiders vs. Allen East Mustangs
The Wayne Trace Raiders will venture away from home to take on the Allen East Mustangs at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Wayne Trace will be strutting in after a win while Allen East will be coming in after a loss.
Allen East is hoping to do what Hicksville couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Wayne Trace's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Wayne Trace walked away with a 3-1 victory over Hicksville.
Wayne Trace 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 16-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-15.
Wayne Trace's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Olivia Zartman, who had seven digs and 14 assists, and Caroline Winans, who had 18 digs and three aces. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Zartman now posted ten or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Wayne Trace was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Allen East came up short against Indian Lake on Saturday, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-15, 25-9.
Wayne Trace has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-8 record this season. As for Allen East, their defeat was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 4-10.
Wayne Trace suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Allen East in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Wayne Trace avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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