Volleyball Preview: Wheaton North Falcons vs. St. Charles North North Stars
Wheaton North is 0-10 against St. Charles North since September of 2015 but things could change on Thursday. The Wheaton North Falcons will challenge the St. Charles North North Stars at 6:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Wheaton North comes in on three and St. Charles North on five.
Wheaton North is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over Lake Park.
The 2-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-23.
Wheaton North's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Aurora Zingales, who had five aces and four digs, and Emily Rochford, who had six digs. The dominant performance gave Zingales a new career-high in aces.
Meanwhile, St. Charles North beat St. Charles East 2-0 on Tuesday.
St. Charles North never let St. Charles East on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 26-24.
Meg Kalenowski and Erin Skidmore were among the main playmakers for St. Charles North as the former had eight digs and the latter had six digs.
Wheaton North is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 20-16 record this season. As for St. Charles North, their win bumped their record up to 30-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Wheaton North has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.3 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Charles North struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Wheaton North came up short against St. Charles North when the teams last played back in September, falling 2-0. Can Wheaton North avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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