Volleyball Preview: Westville Blackhawks vs. Washington Township Senators
Westville and Washington Township are an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2018, but not for long. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Westville is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Kouts just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Monday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mustangs & Fillies.
Westville started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-21, 25-19, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Washington Township was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Tri-Township by a score of 3-2.
Washington Township wouldn't go down easily and took Tri-Township into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking nine-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-18, 25-21, 16-25, 15-6.
Westville's loss dropped their record down to 12-7. As for Washington Township, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-17.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's game: Westville has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 10.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Washington Township struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Westville was able to grind out a solid win over Washington Township in their previous meeting on September 6th, winning 3-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Washington Township's Jaycee Jackson, who had 17 digs and five aces. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Westville still be able to contain Jackson? There's only one way to find out.
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