Volleyball Preview: Diamond Wildcats vs. Strafford Indians
The Diamond Wildcats will challenge the Strafford Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It was a proper cat-fight when Diamond faced off against Skyline on Thursday. Diamond walked away with a 3-1 win over Skyline. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
If you add up the scores from across all four sets (94-90) Diamond actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-22, 14-25, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Strafford made easy work of Reeds Spring on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Strafford was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-17, 25-20.
Strafford was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. They are 7-1 when they serve at least ten aces.
Diamond is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7-1 record this season. As for Strafford, their win bumped their record up to 19-4-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's match: Diamond has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Strafford 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.
Diamond came up short against Strafford in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Will Diamond have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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