Volleyball Preview: Anthony Wayne Generals vs. Whitmer Panthers
Anthony Wayne has gone 9-1 against Whitmer recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Anthony Wayne Generals will host the Whitmer Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Anthony Wayne is coming into the contest hot, having won their last 11 games.
Anthony Wayne is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Ohio's top teams: Magnificat, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Anthony Wayne was ranked eighth). Anthony Wayne came out on top against Magnificat by a score of 3-1 on Saturday.
Anthony Wayne got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 30-28, 25-27, 25-16, 25-14.
Anthony Wayne had a senior duo take command as Aubrey Rieger had four digs and 57 assists and Ryan Dzierwa had 18 digs and five aces. Rieger is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last 15 games she's played dating back to last season.
Anthony Wayne couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 40.5% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 25.2% earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 38.3%.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Whitmer sidestepped Findlay for a 3-2 victory.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Whitmer got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 27-25, 19-25, 25-14, 21-25, 15-9.
Whitmer can attribute much of their success to Taryne Speegle, who had 12 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Speegle has posted in her last seven games.
Anthony Wayne's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-1. As for Whitmer, their victory bumped their record up to 10-8.
Anthony Wayne was able to grind out a solid win over Whitmer in their previous meeting back in September, winning 3-1. Will Anthony Wayne repeat their success, or does Whitmer have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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