Volleyball Preview: Waterloo Vikings vs. Western Reserve Blue Devils
Waterloo hasn't had much luck against Western Reserve recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Waterloo Vikings will head out to square off against the Western Reserve Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m.
Waterloo lost 3-0 to Memorial on Tuesday. The Vikings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
After all that action, the final score was 25-20, 25-23, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Western Reserve got the win against Harding on Monday by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Blue Devils.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 26-24, 25-18.
Waterloo's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Western Reserve, the win also got them back to even at 6-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Waterloo has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Western Reserve struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Waterloo came up short against Western Reserve in their previous matchup back in August, falling 3-1. Can Waterloo avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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