Volleyball Preview: York Falcons vs. Jamestown Eagles
It'll be Battle of the Birds when Falcons challenges Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Last Tuesday, York had just enough and edged Tabb out 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Falcons.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (111-109) York actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 27-25, 26-24, 19-25, 15-12.
Sophia Tschida had a dynamite game for York, getting 15 digs, four kills, and 30 assists.
York was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 11 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Jamestown had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Packers out 3-2.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Jamestown who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 20-25, 25-19, 16-25, 15-4.
Jamestown relied on the efforts of Senah Drazdowski, who had eight digs and three aces, and Kira Van Deusen, who had 15 digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave Drazdowski a new career-high in aces.
York's win ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-6. As for Jamestown, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-5-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: York has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 13.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Jamestown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
York took their win against Jamestown in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for York 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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