Volleyball Preview: New Berlin West Vikings vs. South Milwaukee Rockets
New Berlin West has been away from home for five games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the South Milwaukee Rockets at 6:30 p.m. South Milwaukee took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on New Berlin West, who comes in off a win.
New Berlin West will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Shorewood, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. New Berlin West blew past Shorewood 3-0 on Tuesday.
New Berlin West can attribute much of their success to Isabella Schneider, who had six aces. That's the most aces Schneider has posted in her last ten contests.
New Berlin West was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, South Milwaukee suffered their biggest loss since September 12th on Tuesday. They came up short against Wisconsin Lutheran, falling 3-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Rockets in their matchups with the Vikings: they've now lost five in a row.
South Milwaukee took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-2, 25-14, 25-20.
New Berlin West has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. As for South Milwaukee, their loss dropped their record down to 8-14.
New Berlin West was able to grind out a solid win over South Milwaukee in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, winning 2-0. Will New Berlin West repeat their success, or does South Milwaukee have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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