Volleyball Preview: De Soto Wildcats vs. Seaman Vikings
De Soto hasn't had much luck against Seaman recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The De Soto Wildcats will face off against the Seaman Vikings at 4:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, De Soto beat Sumner Academy 2-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant De Soto was: they took both sets by at least 16 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-5.
De Soto's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Gracy Eaton, who had five aces and four digs, and Addison King, who had ten digs.
De Soto was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their ace total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Seaman waltzed into their contest on Saturday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. They came out on top against the Mavericks by a score of 2-0.
Seaman easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-20.
De Soto's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 17-19. As for Seaman, they pushed their record up to 37-2 with the win, which was their 29th straight at home dating back to last season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: De Soto has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 4.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Seaman struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
De Soto came up short against Seaman in their previous meeting back in September, falling 2-0. Can De Soto avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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