Volleyball Preview: Reedy Lions vs. Wakeland Wolverines
Reedy and Wakeland are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2020, but not for long. The Reedy Lions will head out on the road to take on the Wakeland Wolverines at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Tuesday, Reedy got the win against Turner by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Reedy.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Reedy was: they took every set by at least 17 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-8, 25-4.
Reedy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Wakeland waltzed into their game on Friday with 12 straight wins... but they left with 13. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Lions.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Wakeland took every set by at least 15 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-2, 25-8, 25-10.
Wakeland's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Emily Dufresne, who had six aces, and Bella Ballas, who had four digs and three aces. Dufresne is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played.
Reedy's victory ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-15. As for Wakeland, they pushed their record up to 23-5 with the win, which was their 19th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Reedy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Wakeland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Reedy came up short against Wakeland in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. Can Reedy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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