Volleyball Preview: Wisner-Pilger Gators vs. Oakland-Craig Knights
Wisner-Pilger hasn't had much luck against Oakland-Craig recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Wisner-Pilger Gators' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Oakland-Craig Knights at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Wisner-Pilger might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 2-0 to West Point-Beemer, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
After all that action, the final score was 25-21, 25-20.
Hannah Grenier put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had 17 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had six or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Oakland-Craig's undefeated season came to an end after five games on Saturday. They fell just short of North Bend Central by a score of 2-1. The contest marked the Knights' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Oakland-Craig sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 22-25, 25-16.
Oakland-Craig's defeat came about despite a quality game from Madeline Pearson, who had 15 digs.
Wisner-Pilger's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Oakland-Craig, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Wisner-Pilger has serving mastered this season, having averaged 4.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Oakland-Craig struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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