Volleyball Preview: York Dukes vs. Downers Grove South Mustangs
York is 9-1 against Downers Grove South since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The York Dukes will challenge the Downers Grove South Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. York is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
York is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Riverside-Brookfield.
While York won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-19.
Lila Bennis and Ava Nawrocki were among the main playmakers for York as the former had five digs and five aces and the latter had four digs and two aces. That's the most aces Bennis has posted in her last ten contests.
York was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They are 6-1 when they serve at least ten aces.
Meanwhile, Downers Grove South narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Willowbrook 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
Downers Grove South had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-23, 25-17.
York has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 26-11 record this season. As for Downers Grove South, their win bumped their record up to 24-13.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: York has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Downers Grove South struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
York beat Downers Grove South 2-0 in their previous meeting back in September. Will York repeat their success, or does Downers Grove South have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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