Volleyball Preview: Western Boone Stars vs. Brownstown Central Braves
After both having extra time off, the Western Boone Stars and the Brownstown Central Braves will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Western Boone will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Western Boone is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They blew past Woodlan 3-0.
One reason for the win was Western Boone's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 29-27, 27-25, 25-17.
Among those leading the charge was Isabel Adams, who had ten digs and four aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in October.
Brownstown Central extended their winning streak to five games thanks to a huge performance from Finley Wheeler. Brownstown Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Barr-Reeve on Saturday, sneaking past 3-2 thanks in part to Wheeler, who had eight digs, a kill, and a block. She has been hot for a while, having also posted 14 or more assists the last 43 times she's played.
Brownstown Central took Barr-Reeve into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-22, 25-18, 22-25, 15-12.
Jaydynn Yeadon and Alex Davidson were among the main playmakers for Brownstown Central as the former had 22 digs and the latter had 15 digs and two aces.
Brownstown Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 33-3 record this season. As for Western Boone, their record is now 25-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Western Boone has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Brownstown Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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