Volleyball Preview: New Castle Trojans vs. Wapahani Raiders
New Castle is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Wapahani is on a eight-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The New Castle Trojans and the Wapahani Raiders are set to duel on Saturday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Thursday, New Castle made easy work of Jay County and carried off a 3-0 victory.
New Castle walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-15, 25-21.
New Castle had a senior duo take command as Emily Grow had 17 digs and Camryn Johnson had 11 digs. Grow is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 15 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Wapahani got the win against Cowan on Wednesday by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Wapahani was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-5, 25-15, 25-13.
Wapahani can attribute much of their success to Megan Luce, who had four digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Wapahani was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cowan only served two.
New Castle is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-9 record this season. As for Wapahani, their victory bumped their record up to 27-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: New Castle has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Wapahani struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
New Castle came up short against Wapahani in their previous matchup back in August of 2022, falling 2-0. Will New Castle have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
