Volleyball Preview: Basehor-Linwood Bobcats vs. De Soto Wildcats
Basehor-Linwood and De Soto are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2019, but not for long. The Basehor-Linwood Bobcats are on the road again on Tuesday to play the De Soto Wildcats at 5:00 p.m.
Last Saturday, Basehor-Linwood came up short against Olathe North and fell 2-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-10.
Meanwhile, De Soto had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They came out on top against the Chieftains by a score of 2-0.
De Soto never let Tonganoxie on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-15.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead De Soto to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kylie Groves, who had three digs and three aces.
Basehor-Linwood's loss dropped their record down to 10-10. As for De Soto, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-10 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Basehor-Linwood has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 6.4 aces per game. However, it's not like De Soto struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Basehor-Linwood beat De Soto 2-0 when the teams last played on September 14th. Will Basehor-Linwood repeat their success, or does De Soto have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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