Volleyball Preview: Chester Yellowjackets vs. Garrison Bulldogs
The Chester Yellowjackets will venture away from home to take on the Garrison Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Chester sitting on 13 straight wins and Garrison on three.
Chester extended their road winning streak to six games thanks to a huge performance from Emma Byrd. Chester put the hurt on Leggett with a sharp 3-0 victory on Monday thanks in part to Byrd, who had ten aces, a kill, and 21 assists. She is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 17 or more in the last 28 games she's played.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Chester was: they took every set by at least 19 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-2, 25-6, 25-5.
Chester couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 61% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 17.7% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 43.3%.
Meanwhile, Garrison got the win against Waskom on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
Garrison's got stronger as the match went on, holding Waskom to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-10, 25-8.
Chester has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 27 of their last 28 games, which provided a nice bump to their 36-9 record this season. As for Garrison, their win bumped their record up to 28-11.
Chester took their victory against Garrison when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Chester since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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