Volleyball Preview: Chantilly Chargers vs. West Springfield Spartans
Chantilly has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to face off against the West Springfield Spartans at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, everything went Chantilly's way against McLean as Chantilly made off with a 3-0 victory.
The final score came out to 25-11, 25-10, 25-22.
Chantilly's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Nola Murphy, who had eight digs and three aces. That's the most aces Murphy has posted since back in October of 2023. Another player making a difference was Hala Younes, who had four digs.
Chantilly 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 seven aces in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, West Springfield waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Wolverines by a score of 3-1.
West Springfield was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-14, 25-11, 25-19.
West Springfield got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Anna Dierks out in front who had 11 aces and nine digs. Dierks is crushing it when it comes to digs: she's had at least six every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Sabrina Kleiman, who had 13 digs.
Chantilly's victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for West Springfield, their record now sits at 3-0.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Chantilly has serving mastered this season, having averaged 11.5 aces per game. However, it's not like West Springfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 17. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Chantilly's way against West Springfield when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Chantilly made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Chantilly since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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