Volleyball Preview: West Stanly Colts vs. Parkwood Wolf Pack
West Stanly has gone 9-1 against Parkwood recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The West Stanly Colts will take on the Parkwood Wolf Pack at 6:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
West Stanly took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Central Academy as West Stanly made off with a 3-0 win.
The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-17, 25-10.
Merrin Kinley and Georgia Moffitt were among the main playmakers for West Stanly as the former had nine digs and the latter had five digs and three aces. That's the most aces Moffitt has posted in her last seven games.
Meanwhile, Parkwood entered their tilt with Piedmont on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Panthers.
Parkwood was especially dominant in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-21, 25-10.
West Stanly pushed their record up to 15-1 with the victory, which was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Parkwood, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: West Stanly hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 4.1 blocks per game. It's a different story for Parkwood, though, as they've been averaging only 1.2. Given West Stanly's sizable advantage in that area, Parkwood will need to find a way to close that gap.
West Stanly took their win against Parkwood in their previous matchup back in August by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Stanly 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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