Volleyball Preview: West Field Longhorns vs. Green Canyon Wolves
The West Field Longhorns will head out to challenge the Green Canyon Wolves at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as West Field comes in on five and Green Canyon on 18.
On Tuesday, West Field narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Ridgeline 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (107-105) West Field actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-22, 25-22, 19-25, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Green Canyon hadn't done well against Sky View recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Green Canyon came out on top against Sky View by a score of 3-1.
Green Canyon was especially dominant in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 24-26, 25-19, 25-14.
Green Canyon's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Audrey White, who had 23 kills, six digs, and three aces. White is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had eight or more in the last 18 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Eliza Force, who had five aces and 20 assists.
She wasn't the only good server: Green Canyon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 28 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
West Field is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 11-13 record this season. As for Green Canyon, they pushed their record up to 18-0 with the win, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season.
West Field might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Green Canyon when the teams last played back in September. Can West Field avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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