Volleyball Preview: Yulee Hornets vs. West Florida Jaguars
Yulee has been away from home for eight games now, but on Wednesday they'll finally make their return. After both having extra time off, they and the West Florida Jaguars will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. Yulee will be strutting in after a win while West Florida will be coming in after a defeat.
Yulee is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against Stanton as Yulee made off with a 3-0 victory.
Yulee's got stronger as the match went on, holding Stanton to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-15, 25-5.
Yulee's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Marie Hillman, who had eight digs and three aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Mylie Breutzmann, who had six digs and five aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Yulee was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when West Florida challenged Pensacola on Tuesday. West Florida took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pensacola. The loss continues a trend for the Jaguars in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost three in a row.
West Florida started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-22, 25-20, 25-21.
Yulee is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 11-12 record this season. As for West Florida, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-12.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's contest: Yulee has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.5 aces per game. However, it's not like West Florida struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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