Volleyball Preview: Westfield Shamrocks vs. Mt. Vernon Marauders
The Westfield Shamrocks will venture away from home to take on the Mt. Vernon Marauders at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
Westfield is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: Hamilton Southeastern, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Westfield was ranked 12th). Westfield came up short against Hamilton Southeastern on Wednesday, falling 3-0.
While Westfield ultimatly 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 25-20, 25-17, 25-18.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Mt. Vernon, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They had just enough and edged Harrison out 3-2.
Mt. Vernon took Harrison into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-22, 25-23, 23-25, 15-9.
Mt. Vernon can attribute much of their success to Avery Delello, who had 23 digs and two aces, and Makenna Thompson, who had 14 digs.
Westfield's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-5. As for Mt. Vernon, their win bumped their record up to 12-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's contest: Westfield has serving mastered this season, having averaged 6.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Mt. Vernon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Westfield's way against Mt. Vernon when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Westfield made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Westfield since the team 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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