Volleyball Preview: Southwest Roughriders vs. Diller-Odell Griffin
The Southwest Roughriders will challenge the Diller-Odell Griffin at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. Southwest will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
Last Saturday, everything went Southwest's way against Potter-Dix as Southwest made off with a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Southwest took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-13, 25-12.
Allison Vanpelt was the offensive standout of the match as she had nine digs and two aces.
Nebraska Christian typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Diller-Odell proved too difficult a challenge. They won by a set and slipped past the Eagles 3-2. Winning may never get old, but the Griffin sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Diller-Odell got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 24-26, 23-25, 31-29, 15-7.
Diller-Odell can attribute much of their success to Jaedyn Hajek, who had 17 digs, and Aidan Mckinney, who had 20 kills and three digs. Mckinney has been hot , having posted six or more kills the last six times she's played.
Diller-Odell has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-11 record this season. As for Southwest, their record is now 33-0.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Southwest has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Diller-Odell struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.3. 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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