Volleyball Preview: Walnut Grove Wildcats vs. Lovejoy Leopards
The Walnut Grove Wildcats will challenge the Lovejoy Leopards at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It was a proper cat-fight when Walnut Grove duked it out withGreenville on Friday. Walnut Grove walked away with a 3-1 victory over Greenville. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
The final score came out to 25-17, 20-25, 25-18, 25-21.
Walnut Grove relied on the efforts of Lauren Aguilar, who had 34 digs, and Sophia Thomas, who had 11 digs. Aguilar is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Lovejoy came tearing into Friday's matchup with 11 straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Yellow Jackets 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Lovejoy took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-11, 25-12.
Among those leading the charge was Emerson Boyd, who had four digs and two aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooke Starr, who had three digs.
Lovejoy couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 43.2% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 23.3% earlier this season, but in their last ten contests they've averaged 37%.
Walnut Grove is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-14 record this season. As for Lovejoy, they pushed their record up to 28-7 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Walnut Grove has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5 aces per game. However, it's not like Lovejoy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Walnut Grove suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Lovejoy when the teams last played back in September. Will Walnut Grove have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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