Volleyball Preview: Hanahan Hawks vs. West Ashley Wildcats
The Hanahan Hawks will face off against the West Ashley Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Hanahan took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Cathedral Academy as Hanahan made off with a 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Hawks have posted since September 5th.
The win didn't come easy: Cathedral Academy scored at least points in every set. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-16, 25-11.
Hanahan was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 25 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, West Ashley came tearing into Thursday's matchup with five straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Warriors with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-12, 25-19.
Among those leading the charge was Myla Ronchetto, who had six aces. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in aces.
Hanahan pushed their record up to 9-7-2 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for West Ashley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-4-1 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Hanahan has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.9 aces per game. However, it's not like West Ashley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.9. 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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