Volleyball Preview: Weber Warriors vs. Fremont Silverwolves
Weber and Fremont are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2019, but not for long. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, Weber didn't have quite enough to beat Farmington and fell 3-2. The Warriors haven't had much luck with the Phoenix recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Weber took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 13-25, 20-25, 25-21, 15-13.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Vivian Cruz, who had 14 digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Tesyn Stewart, who had nine digs.
Even though they lost, Weber was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Fremont beat Davis 3-1 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Silverwolves.
Fremont had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 20-25, 28-26, 25-23, 26-24.
Weber now has a losing record at 12-13. As for Fremont, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Weber hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 6.1 blocks per game. It's a different story for Fremont, though, as they've been averaging only 1.8. Given Weber's sizable advantage in that area, Fremont will need to find a way to close that gap.
Weber came out on top in a nail-biter against Fremont in their previous meeting back in September, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Weber 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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