Volleyball Preview: West Stanly Colts vs. Southwestern Randolph Cougars
The West Stanly Colts will play host again on Thursday to welcome the Southwestern Randolph Cougars, where the match is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
West Stanly is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past West Wilkes 3-0.
West Stanly walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-18, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Southwestern Randolph got the win against Newton-Conover on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
Southwestern Randolph never let Newton-Conover on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-23, 25-9.
Southwestern Randolph was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive matchups.
West Stanly pushed their record up to 23-2 with the victory, which was their 25th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Southwestern Randolph, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-11 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: West Stanly has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9 aces per game. However, it's not like Southwestern Randolph struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
West Stanly beat Southwestern Randolph 3-1 in their previous meeting back in August. Will West Stanly repeat their success, or does Southwestern Randolph have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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