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By Team Reports Sep 22, 2024, 1:09am

Volleyball Preview: Allen East Mustangs vs. Wayne Trace Raiders

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The Allen East Mustangs will square off against the Wayne Trace Raiders at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.

Allen East came up short against Indian Lake on Saturday, falling 3-0.

The final score came out to 25-20, 25-15, 25-9.

Meanwhile, Wayne Trace had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Aces.

Wayne Trace had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-15.

Olivia Zartman and Caroline Winans were among the main playmakers for Wayne Trace as the former had seven digs and 14 assists and the latter had 18 digs and three aces. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Zartman now posted ten or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.

Wayne Trace was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.

Allen East's loss was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Wayne Trace, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-8 record this season.

Allen East took their win against Wayne Trace in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Allen East have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wayne Trace turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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