Volleyball Preview: Woodstock Academy Centaurs vs. Bristol Central Rams
The Woodstock Academy Centaurs will challenge the Bristol Central Rams on Wednesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Woodstock Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They blew past Guilford 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Centaurs.
One reason for the win was Woodstock Academy's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-19, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Bristol Central faced RHAM in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Bristol Central had just enough and edged RHAM out 3-2. The win was familiar territory for the Rams who have now won three matchups in a row.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (101-92) Bristol Central actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-23, 12-25, 15-25, 15-5.
Daigelis Figueroa had an outrageously good game as she had 34 digs and three aces.
Bristol Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 19 consecutive games.
Bristol Central is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for Woodstock Academy, they pushed their record up to 21-4 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's match: Woodstock Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 12.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Bristol Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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