Volleyball Preview: Everett Warriors vs. Northern Bedford County Panthers
Everett is 8-2 against Northern Bedford County since September of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Everett Warriors will look to defend their home court against the Northern Bedford County Panthers at 6:15 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Everett narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Southern Fulton 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Warriors.
Everett got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 22-25, 30-32, 25-12, 15-11.
Everett relied on the efforts of Keira Leader, who had 16 digs, and Lanie Snyder, who had five aces and four digs. Those five aces gave Snyder a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: Everett was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Northern Bedford County had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Rockwood by a score of 3-1 on Thursday.
The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-16, 22-25, 25-20.
Kaylee Ebersole had a dynamite game for Northern Bedford County, getting 17 digs and four aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Callie Miller, who had 11 digs, four aces, and a kill.
Everett is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Northern Bedford County, their win bumped their record up to 7-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Everett has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Northern Bedford County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Everett's way against Northern Bedford County when the teams last played back in September, as Everett made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Everett repeat their success, or does Northern Bedford County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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