Volleyball Preview: North Side Steers vs. Paschal Panthers
The North Side Steers are taking a road trip to take on the Paschal Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, North Side finally turned things around against Wyatt on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Chaparrals as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
The win didn't come easy: Wyatt scored at least 16 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-8, 25-13, 25-16.
North Side was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last seven contests.
Meanwhile, Paschal waltzed into their game on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Chaparrals.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Paschal was: they took every set by at least 18 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-3, 25-5.
Paschal's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Ava Dyer, who had 11 aces and six digs, and Hayden Newquist, who had eight aces. Newquist is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
North Side's record now sits at 8-20. As for Paschal, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-22 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: North Side has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Paschal struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
North Side suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Paschal in their previous matchup back in September. Can North Side avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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