Volleyball Preview: New Glarus Glarner Knights vs. Wisconsin Heights Vanguards
New Glarus is 9-1 against Wisconsin Heights since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 6:45 p.m. New Glarus will be strutting in after a victory while Wisconsin Heights will be coming in after a loss.
New Glarus took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Waterloo 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (99-96) New Glarus actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 14-25, 27-25, 15-25, 15-12.
New Glarus can attribute much of their success to Ella Woodmansee, who had eight digs and four aces, and Jaycee Dimaggio, who had 23 digs. That's the most aces Woodmansee has posted in her last seven matchups.
Meanwhile, Wisconsin Heights lost 3-0 to Marshall on Tuesday. The Vanguards haven't had much luck with the Cardinals recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-15, 25-16.
New Glarus' victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-21. As for Wisconsin Heights, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-17.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: New Glarus has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 4 aces per game. However, it's not like Wisconsin Heights struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
New Glarus was able to grind out a solid win over Wisconsin Heights when the teams last played back in September, winning 3-1. Does New Glarus have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wisconsin Heights turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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