Volleyball Preview: Westfall Mustangs vs. Piketon Redstreaks
Westfall has gone 10-0 against Piketon recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Westfall Mustangs will be staying on the road to face off against the Piketon Redstreaks at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Thursday, Westfall came up short against Unioto and fell 3-1. The Mustangs have struggled against the Shermans recently, as their game on Thursday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Westfall started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 11-25, 25-22, 25-20, 25-21.
Westfall's loss came about despite a quality game from Cora Bruce, who had ten digs.
Even though they lost, Westfall was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Piketon didn't have quite enough to beat Eastern on Monday and fell 3-2.
Piketon actually scored more points across those five sets (104-103), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 21-25, 17-25, 25-22, 15-11.
Westfall's record is now 6-9. As for Piketon, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-9 record this season.
Westfall was able to grind out a solid win over Piketon when the teams last played back in August, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Westfall 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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