Volleyball Preview: Brookwood Broncos vs. West Forsyth Wolverines
The Brookwood Broncos's road trip will continue as they head out to face the West Forsyth Wolverines at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Brookwood will be strutting in after a win while West Forsyth will be coming in after a defeat.
Brookwood is headed into the game having just posted their biggest victory since September 12th on Wednesday. They blew past Peachtree Ridge 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Broncos have posted against the Lions since October 20, 2018.
While Brookwood won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-22, 25-16.
Brookwood was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, West Forsyth faced Alpharetta in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. West Forsyth lost 3-0 to Alpharetta. The Wolverines haven't had much luck with the Raiders recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-13, 25-11.
Brookwood has been performing well recently as they've won 19 of their last 23 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 31-9 record this season. As for West Forsyth, they moved to 25-13 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Brookwood has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.8 aces per game. However, it's not like West Forsyth struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Brookwood was able to grind out a solid victory over West Forsyth in their previous matchup back in August, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Brookwood since the squad 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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