Volleyball Preview: Incarnate Word Academy Red Knights vs. Westminster Christian Wildcats
The Incarnate Word Academy Red Knights's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Westminster Christian Wildcats at 9:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Incarnate Word Academy is headed into the game having just posted their biggest win since October 2nd on Wednesday. They blew past Hazelwood Central 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Incarnate Word Academy took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-9, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Westminster Christian entered their tilt with Fort Zumwalt North on Tuesday with 14 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 15. They put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Westminster Christian was: they took every set by at least 13 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-10, 25-12.
Westminster Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Sophia Arana led the charge by getting five digs and three aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Rachel Buchanan, who had nine digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Westminster Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive matches.
Incarnate Word Academy is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 26-10 record this season. As for Westminster Christian, they pushed their record up to 27-5-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Incarnate Word Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Westminster Christian in their previous meeting back in September, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Incarnate Word Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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