Volleyball Preview: Valders Vikings vs. St. Mary Catholic Zephyrs
The Valders Vikings will square off against the St. Mary Catholic Zephyrs at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Valders will be looking to extend their current 13-game winning streak.
Last Thursday, Valders got the win against Brillion by a conclusive 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-12, 25-17.
Valders relied on the efforts of Addison Grall, who had three aces and 14 assists, and Audrey Wagner, who had 12 assists. The dominant performance gave Grall a new career-high in aces.
Meanwhile, St. Mary Catholic entered their tilt with Reedsville on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Panthers.
St. Mary Catholic had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 27-25, 25-19, 25-8.
St. Mary Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in nine consecutive matches.
Valders pushed their record up to 16-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for St. Mary Catholic, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: Valders has serving mastered this season, having averaged 5 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Mary Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Valders was able to grind out a solid win over St. Mary Catholic in their previous matchup back in September of 2022, winning 2-0. Will Valders repeat their success, or does St. Mary Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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