Volleyball Preview: Downingtown West Whippets vs. Avon Grove Red Devils
Downingtown West has gone 9-1 against Avon Grove recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 6:45 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Downingtown West has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Avon Grove will arrive with six straight victories.
Last Tuesday, Downingtown West came up short against Unionville and fell 3-1.
While Downingtown West ultimatly came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 18 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-18, 22-25, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Avon Grove sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Downingtown East on Tuesday.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Avon Grove got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 18-25, 25-20, 18-25, 15-11.
Downingtown West's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Avon Grove, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Downingtown West took their win against Avon Grove in their previous meeting back in October of 2022 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Downingtown West 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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