Volleyball Preview: Wahoo Warriors vs. Scotus Shamrocks
The Wahoo Warriors will face off against the Scotus Shamrocks at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Wahoo sitting on six straight wins and Scotus on four.
Wahoo can't be too worried about heading out to take on Scotus: they just beat Holdrege at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Wahoo walked away with a 3-1 victory over Holdrege on Saturday.
The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 26-28, 25-21, 25-17.
Wahoo relied on the efforts of Elena Estudillo, who had 35 digs, and Isabella Nuss, who had 14 digs and two aces. Estudillo has been hot , having posted ten or more digs the last eight times she's played.
Meanwhile, Scotus sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Ogallala on Saturday.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (99-97) Scotus actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 14-25, 18-25, 25-17, 25-20, 15-12.
Scotus can attribute much of their success to Brooke Krienke, who had 13 digs.
Wahoo has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 25-7 record this season. As for Scotus, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 28-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's matchup: Wahoo hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 4.9 blocks per game. It's a different story for Scotus, though, as they've been averaging only 1.5. Given Wahoo's sizable advantage in that area, Scotus will need to find a way to close that gap.
Wahoo came up short against Scotus in their previous meeting back in November of 2014, falling 3-1. Can Wahoo avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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