Volleyball Preview: Dexter Bearcats vs. Woodland Cardinals
Dexter has gone 8-1-1 against Woodland recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Dexter Bearcats will challenge the Woodland Cardinals at 7:15 p.m. Woodland took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Dexter, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Dexter beat Bernie 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bearcats.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-16, 16-25, 25-12.
Dexter was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last ten contests.
Meanwhile, Woodland came up short against Advance on Friday and fell 3-1. The Cardinals haven't had much luck with the Hornets recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Woodland took a 1-1 lead headed into the third set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-18, 18-25, 25-17, 25-15.
Carrie Long put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had 17 digs. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 10.2 digs per game.
Dexter pushed their record up to 9-2-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Woodland, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's matchup: Dexter has serving mastered this season, having averaged 7.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Woodland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Dexter took their victory against Woodland in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Dexter since the team 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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