Volleyball Preview: West Springfield Spartans vs. Woodson Cavaliers
West Springfield and Woodson are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but not for long. The West Springfield Spartans are taking a road trip to challenge the Woodson Cavaliers at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. West Springfield will be looking to extend their current 18-game winning streak.
On Tuesday, West Springfield made easy work of South County and carried off a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: West Springfield took every set by at least ten points. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-8, 25-10.
West Springfield was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 22 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Woodson came into Wednesday's contest having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against West Potomac by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday.
Woodson walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the fourth set). The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-18, 20-25, 25-15.
Among those leading the charge was Porcha Limsumang, who had six digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last seven matchups.
West Springfield pushed their record up to 21-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Woodson, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: West Springfield has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Woodson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
West Springfield came up short against Woodson in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Woodson's Sofie Ferrell, who had eight aces and seven digs. Now that West Springfield knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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