Volleyball Preview: Oconto Falls Panthers vs. West De Pere Phantoms
The Oconto Falls Panthers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the West De Pere Phantoms at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Last Thursday, Oconto Falls made easy work of Denmark and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Oconto Falls took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-13, 25-12.
Oconto Falls can attribute much of their success to Rylie Shallow, who had 13 digs.
Oconto Falls was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, West De Pere came tearing into Thursday's match with seven straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Bulldogs 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant West De Pere was: they took every set by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-6, 25-8.
Oconto Falls has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for West De Pere, their win bumped their record up to 15-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: Oconto Falls has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.7 aces per game. However, it's not like West De Pere struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Oconto Falls was able to grind out a solid victory over West De Pere in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 2-0. Will Oconto Falls repeat their success, or does West De Pere have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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