Volleyball Preview: Nativity BVM Green Wave vs. Weatherly
Nativity BVM has gone 10-0 against Weatherly recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Nativity BVM Green Wave will be playing in front of their home fans against Weatherly at 6:00 p.m. Nativity BVM will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
On Tuesday, everything went Nativity BVM's way against Minersville as Nativity BVM made off with a 3-0 win.
After all that action, the final score was 25-20, 25-18, 25-14.
Nativity BVM can attribute much of their success to Morgan Howell, who had 12 digs, and Mia Haas, who had five digs and two aces. That's the most aces Haas has posted since back in August.
Nativity BVM was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Weatherly had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They had just enough and edged Shenandoah Valley out 3-2 on Tuesday.
Weatherly took Shenandoah Valley into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The final score came out to 25-20, 22-25, 23-25, 25-18, 15-11.
Kelly Reiner was nothing short of spectacular: she had seven kills, seven aces, and five digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Abby Weston, who had five digs and five aces.
Nativity BVM's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Weatherly, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Nativity BVM has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Weatherly struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Nativity BVM's way against Weatherly in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as Nativity BVM made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Nativity BVM have another victory up their sleeve, or will Weatherly turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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