Volleyball Preview: Blue Ridge Raiders vs. Western Wayne Wildcats
The Blue Ridge Raiders will face off against the Western Wayne Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Blue Ridge is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
Last Friday, everything went Blue Ridge's way against Montrose as Blue Ridge made off with a 3-0 win.
Blue Ridge never let Montrose on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-11, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Western Wayne made easy work of Elk Lake on Friday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Western Wayne was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-21, 25-19.
Western Wayne was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 11 consecutive matches.
Blue Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Western Wayne, their win bumped their record up to 20-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Blue Ridge has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 12.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Western Wayne struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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