Volleyball Preview: LaConner Braves vs. Coupeville Wolves
LaConner has gone 8-2 against Coupeville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The LaConner Braves are taking a road trip to face off against the Coupeville Wolves at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, LaConner sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Sultan.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was LaConner who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 22-25, 25-15, 20-25, 15-12.
LaConner can attribute much of their success to Addison Keller, who had 22 digs and five aces, and Maeve Mccormick, who had 21 digs and six kills. Mccormick is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season.
LaConner was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, everything went Coupeville's way against Mount Vernon Christian on Tuesday as Coupeville made off with a 3-0 victory.
LaConner is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Coupeville, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-2-1.
LaConner suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Coupeville in their previous matchup back in September. Can LaConner avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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