Volleyball Preview: Southern Wells Raiders vs. Adams Central Flying Jets
On Thursday Southern Wells will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to challenge the Adams Central Flying Jets at 7:00 p.m. Adams Central took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Southern Wells, who comes in off a win.
Southern Wells and Wes-Del met for a duel on Wednesday where Southern Wells prevailed. Everything went Southern Wells' way against Wes-Del as Southern Wells made off with a 3-0 victory.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-18, 25-13.
Southern Wells' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Abbie Powell led the charge by hitting 80% for 17 killsten digs, four blocks, and four aces. That's the most blocks Powell has posted in her last ten matches.
Southern Wells couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 51.9% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Adams Central came up short against South Adams on Thursday and fell 3-1. The Flying Jets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Adams Central ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 22-25, 25-17, 25-22.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Logan Nussbaum, who had 11 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Lillie Liter, who had seven digs and two aces.
Southern Wells now has a winning record of 14-13. As for Adams Central, their loss dropped their record down to 18-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Southern Wells has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Adams Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Southern Wells suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Adams Central in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Southern Wells avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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